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TIL NASA has named Gattaca as the most accurate science fiction film of all time

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5YElQ TIL that water has joined gold, oil and other commodities that are traded on Wall Street as worries about the uncertainty of its availability in the future rises.
X0kD8 TIL that Ohio's flag actually has a white "O" for Ohio around the red dot, similar to Colorado's flag
Rmma TIL Microsoft helped save Apple by buying $150m of preferred Apple stock in 1997. They sold it in 2003 losing out on tens of billions of cash had they held onto it.
neZpB TIL Guinness World Records aren't actual world records, you basically pay for the publicity to be in their book
GYoj1 TIL Shoveling snow is a known trigger for heart attacks. Some hospitals even prepare for more cardiac related visits after a large snowfall.