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TIL that a special flight suit called the “2suit” was invented to allow intimacy in space. It was marketed as “one small step for humankind colonizing the universe.”

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YpwWP TIL that the oldest known graffiti in Pompeii says; ‘Gaius Pumidius Diphilus was here’, along with the date October 3, 78 BC.
ydGJ TIL the original Halo was 3rd person and designed for Mac. In 2000 Microsoft bought Bungie and made it an exclusive for the original Xbox.
QJxda TIL The Black Death led to sharp decline in available workforce in England and Wales. Vagrancy laws criminalised unemployed people who could work but chose not to. People who were too sick or old to work had to obtain beggar's licenses.
wL76W TIL the origin of "What's your 5 year plan" (ironically) It is The question often asked during interviews at large corporations. Thanks Stalin!
0GvA TIL AOL still brings in $600 million a year from dial up Internet subscriptions.