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TIL there were 8 US Presidents that filed for Bankruptcy

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9wMkr TIL Universal Music once owned Uber.com and sold the domain to Uber (originally UberCab.com). They cashed out in the company’s A Round for $863,000, and the Wall Street Journal calculated that would be worth $532 million at the IPO of Uber
4keQo TIL that "the dark side of the moon" means "unknown", not literally dark. "Each location on the Moon experiences two weeks of sunlight while the opposite location experiences night."
g9dL TIL the American government can classify your invention as “born secret” and keep it from the public
neEZB TIL: Because of a botched surgery intended to repair a severely perforated eardrum, that actually caused permanent inner ear damage, Stephen Colbert wasn't able to scuba dive for a marine biology job he wanted which pushed him to comedy. The damage to his eardrum also left him deaf in his right ear.
8aJy4 TIL that Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry “E Depois do Adeus” (“And After The Farewell”) by Paulo de Carvalho was a secret signal to the rebels to begin the Carnation Revolution which overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime.