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TIL US hired 1600 German Scientist after WW2 to work on patents and ultimately help build the A-Bomb we know today. US valued these scientists higher than Germany ultimately generating more than $10 Billion in patents for the US.

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4X7kR TIL, from 1776 to 1853, the US state of Rhode Island didn't have a dedicated state capital, instead the state government rotated between county seats of the five counties. This was reduced to Providence and Newport serving as co-capitals until 1900 when Providence became the sole state capital.
ADmNx TIL the fultograph was able to broadcast pictures to homes via radio in the 1920s. Using the output from the loud speaker socket it darkened an area of sensitized paper on a rotating drum.
rZL1 TIL: Rebel Wilson comes from a family of 4 kids, excluding herself, their names are, Liberty, Riot and Anarchy.
VpVG TIL the samurai’s name in the TV show Samurai Jack is never mentioned. The first people he encounters in the future call him “Jack” as a form of slang, which he adopts as his name, the name his parents gave him is unknown.
DQ7NJ TIL that Apple in 2022 achieved its highest-ever share of global smartphone operating profit at 85% and its highest-ever share of global smartphone revenue at 48% despite its global smartphone shipment share only being 18%.