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TIL programmers for Atari in the late 70s went to the CEO of the company asking for royalties and their names be included on the boxes, when he turned them down they went and formed their own company – Activision

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wL1Q6 TIL The battleship Imperator Aleksandr III was built by Imperial Russia, taken by Provisional Russia, given to Germany, given to Britain, given to White Russians, and then sold for scrap by the French. The ship guns were then sold to the Finns, stolen by Nazis, and returned to Russia after WW2.
JYQNm TIL of Sisamnes, a corrupt judge in the Persian Empire (525 BC). After accepting a bribe, the king had him arrested and skinned alive. His skin was then used to cover the seat from which judgments were made. His own son 'Otanes' then replaced him as judge.
jwxp TIL Several UFO sightings were recorded throughout the Roman Republic/Empire from 214 BC
9PZm TIL Himmler didn’t allow atheists in the nazi SS. He thought it was important that his men could find faith in a higher power.
OG877 TIL Bison were among the first animals in the National Zoo (DC) & they were actually the inspiration for the zoo.