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TIL that Blockbuster laughed in the face of the Netflix CEOs when they proposed their initial ideas. Ironically they are the ones that put them out of business.

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5YWM9 TIL: Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave survived being torpedoed on three different ships on the same day; When Aboukir was going down he jumped and swam like mad to escape the suction. He was just getting on board the Hogue and she was torpedoed. He then swam to the Cressy and she was also torpedoed. [1914]
EYR7 TIL Thomas Paine, the man who inspired American independence, “was violently opposed to all international war, which he considered a conspiracy to subjugate and defraud peoples”
YopZ TIL that Vin Diesel, Moby, Stephen Colbert, Mike Myers, and Robin Williams all played Dungeons and Dragons. Vin Diesel, Mike Myers, and Robin Williams even participated in the 2006 Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Game Day.
M7X0B TIL Iran is the only country where it’s legal to sell your organs, so demand always meets supply. A kidney is worth $231 USD and the government contributes part of the cost.
M7LV0 TIL the Shoebill Stork’s scientific name is Balaeniceps Rex, which means Whalehead King.