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TIL All publicly traded stock in the US is technically owned directly by Cede and Company

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d4PQ TIL the original TRON movie didn’t win an academy award for best special effects because the academy said they “cheated” by using computers.
ZyY TIL In 1140, when the Weibertreu Castle was defeated by King Konrad III, the women of the castle were granted free departure and allowed to take what they could carry. Thinking quickly, they carried the men out on their backs. The King kept his word and let the men live.
grmaA TIL that the oldest found wooden construction—from about 1/2mil years ago—predates Homo Sapiens 😲
9nXr TIL that the Starbucks at the CIA headquarters is not allowed to take names for orders
Bj9b TIL The word ‘pixel’ is short for 'picture element’.