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TIL ThePirateBay plans to host their servers in orbit from space using “GPS-controlled drones and far-reaching cheap radio equipment”

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lan7 TIL That Stephen Spielberg directed his first feature film, Firelight (1964), which was released at his local cinema. It was shot on a budget of $500, and took $501 at the box office, giving the film an official profit of $1
epwvb TIL the Native American Single Tear actor was actually Sicilian, not Native American
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pa8Q TIL: The cure for Scurvy was discovered in the 1490s, lost in the 1870s, and re-discovered in the 1930s.