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TIL A TSA officer once let the CEO of Sega through saying: “I don’t need to see your passport. You’re the asshole that gave away Shenmue to Xbox"

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OGeER TIL the Royal Navy transfers battle awards and honours from ship to ship that bear the same name. So the upcoming frigate "HMS London" which will serve until the late 21st century will carry the battle honours from HMS London, the 40 gun warship from 1630s and the awards from all 15 others since.
pYoyZ TIL the word "tycoon" originates from "taikun", a Japanese word that refers to a Shogun and means "great lord"
QJOV9 TIL my great uncle Michael Wilson, writer of planet of the apes, Lawrence of Arabia, bridge of the river Kwai, it's a wonderful life, and much more; was blacklisted by Hollywood for being a communist and uncredited for much of his work.
E15xd TIL that Ancient Babylonians did math in base 60 instead of base 10. That's why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle.
Aa7w TIL Some Catholics urged Pope Clement VII to ban coffee, calling it “devil’s beverage”. After tasting the beverage, the Pope is said to have remarked that the drink was “… so delicious that it would be a sin to let only misbelievers drink it”.