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TIL the Planter's Peanut Man's full name is Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe.

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6Egk8 Nokia and Vodaphone say they plan to put a high-speed cellular network on the moon.
49o TIL that the inventor of the Super Soaker reinvested most of his earnings from the toy into energy technology research.
QJWM6 TIL Director John Landis violated child labour laws & ignored warnings in a Twilight Zone scene with a helicopter & explosives. This resulted in the decapitation of Vic Morrow & a child actor, the death of another child actor, & the loss of the helicopter. He was acquitted of all charges.
n7JG TIL It’s possible to listen to records that no longer exist by extracting audio from pictures of them
epprL TIL that the Pink Panthers are an international jewel thief network responsible for a number of robberies and thefts described as some of the most audacious in the history of organized crime since 2003. The organization has roughly 800 men and women core members, many of whom are ex-soldiers.