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TIL Softkey, founded by Kevin O'Leary, purchased many of the "Edutainment" software companies in the 1990's, acquiring Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, Number Crunchers, and other titles. With questionable business practices, they were considered the major player in the downfall of this sector

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neVV9 TIL there is a statue of a blue horse with glowing laser eyes in front of the Denver International Airport nicknamed bluecifer. This statue killed his creator Luis Jiménez when a section fell on him.
oROv7 TIL Glasmine 43, an anti-personnel mine with a glass body used by the Nazi Germany during World War II. Designed with the minimum amount of metal to reduce the likelihood of detection.
bP8Z TIL that Amelia Rose Earhart actually has never held the record as the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine aircraft; that record belongs to Richarda Morrow-Tait
YpPr TIL the Leaning Tower of Pisa was almost destroyed by the Allied Forces because it was being used as an observation post by Germany. A soldier who was sent to confirm the use by the Germans prevented the airstrike that would have destroyed it because he was impressed by the beauty of it.
VyjG TIL Bob Dylan has been on a tour since 1988. Aptly named, The “Never Ending Tour” has had over 2,700 shows around the world, almost 100 per year for 28 years straight.