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TIL The thick white rind on the outside of a wheel of brie cheese is actually mold, Penicillum candidum

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epK9E TIL David Lynch did a commercial for PlayStation 2.
A8Dn TIL that Steve Wozniak is a collector of phone numbers. After acquiring the number 888-8888 for his cell phone, it proved to be unusable because babies playing with phones kept on calling it.
p8Y5Z TIL Investor Chris Sacca passed on investing in Snapchat, concerned about the potential sexting aspect, and passed on AirBnB, concerned about people getting murdered on a property. Both are now valued at over $30 and $20 billion respectively.
neV6r TIL that ancient Egyptian cats enjoyed a sacred status because of their utility as domesticated animals against various pests, mice, and snakes. The cat goddess Bastet was popular and the temple of Bastet was erected in her honour. The cats were mummified after death and buried in the temple.
VMwGQ TIL Piers Morgan was fired as the editor of a popular British newspaper in 2004 after publishing fake photos of the torture of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers