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TIL Howard Hughes was an insomniac and was frustrated that there was nothing good on TV late at night, so he bought a TV station and had it play his favorite movies 24/7.

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XJWP TIL there is a Wikepedia page entirely dedicated to compiling a list of successful Rickrolls
YpA1W TIL that in 1964, three physicists who just got their PhDs were tasked with developing a working design for a nuclear weapon using only unclassified information. The goal is to see if a country can develop a nuclear weapon without aid. They accomplished it within 2 and a half years.
WkWYB TIL about Cryptophasia, or 'twin speak'. Up to 50% of twins will create their own language, which only they can understand, including made-up words and a rudimentary grammar system.
R5Kva TIL about Cargill, the largest company in the USA, that NGO Mighty Earth reported "the worst company in the world" that drives "the most important problems facing our world"
ZpjvB TIL about the Glorious Revolution of 1688 deposition of King James II by William of Orange and James' daughter Mary. Initially supported by the majority when he became King in 1685, his policies quickly eroded support and by 1688 the large resistance invited William and Mary to take the throne.