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TIL George Lucas was in debt after building Skywalker Ranch and producing the bomb “Howard the Duck”, so he sold the Lucasfilm CGI division to Steve Jobs, which later became Pixar.

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rRJDw TIL Los Angeles has a more densely populated urban area compared to New York City
QReX Today I learned that Zelda Fitzgerald (wife of F.Scott Fitzgerald) died in a more than horrific way, waiting for electroshock treatment in a sanatorium’s locked room when a kitchen fire in the building spread there and ended her life.
Y7g5d TIL until 2020 there were only two factories producing the lacquer (acetate) discs used as masters to produce vinyl records... and then one of them burned down, leaving only a factory in Japan producing all masters in the world.
reXx TIL sleeptexting is becoming more common, especially for young people.
QNxoM TIL the 1900 election divided the American Anti-Imperialist League because while its endorsed candidate, William Jennings Bryan, supported anti-imperialism, he also supported free silver, which alienated supporters of the gold standard within the organization