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TIL Stephen Fry was expelled from two schools and went to prison for credit card fraud

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XEbrR TIL Shigeru Miyamoto got the inspiration to create Starfox when walking through the gates at Fushimi Inari shrine. He thought it would be great if they could fly through the gates. The word Inari means fox and Starfox was born.
6nNw TIL: Apple recovered 2,204 pounds of gold from broken iPhones last year
E11Wd TIL about prince rupert's drop - quick cooled glass beads that survived up to 20 tons of pressure.
p8RwN TIL Metallica's song "The God That Failed" is inspired by lead singer James Hetfield's mother who was diagnosed with cancer and refused medical treatment, relying on her faith in God instead...
awMay TIL The communion bread market has been cornered, outcompeting nuns at monasteries