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TIL that there’s an asteroid named after james bond

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D10GP TIL of “The Milk”. In 1994, a student at MIT bought a carton of milk but forgot to use it, and rediscovered it 10 months later. Instead of binning it he threw a ‘birthday’ for it. A cult following developed for this legendary expired dairy product. In 2015 it celebrated its 21st birthday.
69b6w TIL that in 2000 Enron and Blockbuster entered into a 20 year agreement to stream on-demand video entertainment. Blockbuster withdrew from the contract just months later and Enron filed for bankruptcy in late 2001.
WkZwY TIL After Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker visited Washington, Kennedy said he never wanted “to see the boring son of a bitch again”
E1Gmw TIL That the Wright Brothers, often credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane, were also known for their subsequent Patent War, which was credited for stalling development of the U.S. aviation industry
O4XL TIL that the word ‘bad’ comes from the Old English derogatory 'bæddel’, meaning 'effeminate man’, 'hermaphrodite’, or 'pederast’.