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TIL Sony sold more than 12 million 3.5 inch floppy disks… in 2009

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JYAwm TIL all the gold ever mined in human history is smaller than the statue of liberty.
loJvr TIL New Line Cinema gambled their entire company on the success of the Lord of The Rings franchise, by committing to all three films for > $270M up front.
v1kDR TIL Vincent Van Gogh moved back into his parents’ house at 30. He was unaccomplished, distracted by prostitutes, and thought he was hot shit.
edYD TIL some butterflies are half male and half female, with one colorful wing and one plain wing.
JYRnV TIL Researchers in Norway have published a psychological scale to measure Facebook addiction, the first of its kind worldwide.