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TIL AOL Time Warner lost $98.7 billion in 2002, still the worst annual loss in corporate history

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G585 TIL that India has one of the world’s only No First Use (NFU) nuclear doctrines, which dictates that India will only deploy nuclear weapons in the event of a nuclear attack on India occurring first. Pakistan has an active first use nuclear policy.
0wdrM At least 400 science articles cite nonexistent ‘phantom’ study.
8aM14 TIL that a $372 million dollar nuclear fusion facility in USA, using one of the most advanced and powerful magnetic mirrors at the time, was closed just a day after being constructed due to budget cuts and sat unused for a year before being formally cancelled.
GAN15 TIL there are 5 Chili's restaurants in Chile.
GYvY7 TIL that Pink Floyd, Genesis, and Led Zeppelin each contributed £20,000 to help fund Monty Python and The Holy Grail.