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TIL that the founder of Adidas and the founder of Puma are in fact brothers: Adolf and Rudolf Dassler

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e0x9D TIL Rod Stirling wrote the screenplay for Planet Of The Apes. The twist ending came from a woman he met at a party who pitched him the "it was earth all along" plot as a Twilight Zone episode. He paid her $500 for the idea.
BrLjy TIL the toaster was invented by Scotsman Alan MacMasters in 1893 and has not changed much since.
a8koo TIL The Last Civil War Veteran Died In 1956, And The Last Child of a Veteran Still Receiving An American Civil War Pension, Passed Away in 2020.
7rd9b TIL Cecil George Edwards, the man arrested while having a "succulent chinese meal", went on his now infamous tirade with hopes of arriving at a lunatic asylum for an easier escape.
WDnd TIL that whenever al-Qaeda organised games of volleyball, Mohammed Atef and Osama Bin Laden were forced to be on separate teams since they were both tall, and skilled players.