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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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loEp5 TIL that the Aryan certificate, which served as proof of Aryan origin in Nazi Germany, is still today a permissible document to prove the German nationality.
8exRV TIL when filming Mr. Smith Goes to Washington the Park Service did not want Frank Capra to film at the Lincoln Memorial, so he sent a large crew elsewhere as a distraction while a smaller crew filmed Stewart and Jean Arthur inside the Memorial
xRkD TIL The phrase is actually “Anchor’s Aweigh” not “Away”
ae9o TIL there’s a brand new hotel in Las Vegas that needs to be demolished because of a structural design flaw. Total loss after construction, lawyers and demolition; $400 million.
N7eab TIL Popeye muttered under his breath because his animation was done before the voices were recorded and the voice actor ad-libbed stuff to help his dialog synch up