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TIL Warren Buffett was rejected by Harvard because his interviewer determined his capabilities seemed inadequate, saying "Forget it. You’re not going to Harvard."

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dLZ8 TIL Helsinki, Finland has an annual celebration called Dinner Under the Sky, where all Helsinkians can set up a table outside and enjoy their dinner on the city’s sidewalks, parks, or even in the middle of the busiest shopping streets.
RpZ7 TIL that in 2012 a rat brain in a dish was able to successfully pilot an F-22 fighter jet simulator.
eprnk TIL when Emma Stone registered for the Screen Actors Guild at age 16, the name Emily Stone, her birth name, was already taken. She briefly went by Riley Stone but switched to Emma because it was difficult to adapt to Riley.
4R0J TIL that the world record for most miles driven by a car is held by a Volvo P-1800S at 2,850,000 miles or about 114 times around the planet.
GkXg TIL Steve Wozniak’s favorite video game is Tetris. He submitted so many high scores to Nintendo Power that they eventually stopped printing them, so he then sent in his scores under the name “Evets Kainzow”