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TIL Hello Kitty is the 2nd highest grossing media franchise of all time at $80 Billion, behind Pokemon ($95 Billion), beating out other franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel, and Mickey Mouse.

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QJ7OL TIL that there is an "Uncensored Library" server run on Minecraft to circumvent censorship in countries that don't have freedom of the press.
d8EeB TIL After Lunar Module saved astronauts on Apollo 13 mission, it's company sent a bill for $312,421.24 for towing services (as a joke) to company who made malfunctioned service module, and they in response declined payment stating last 3 times they carried Lunar Module for free.
0w6Mv TIL 19-yr-old Eric Simons squatted at AOL HQ to work on his startup. When a mentorship ended, his badge still gave access; for 2 months he got basic free food from the lounge, used the showers, locker, & gym, did wash at AOL's free laundromat, & rotated sleep on 3 couches to evade night security.
R9e6 TIL that they’ve put armed rangers on guard 24/7 to protect the last male northern white rhino left on Earth
GYQP1 TIL the Speed of Light was approximated by Römer back in 1676 using Io’s eclipse of Jupiter. The eclipse occurred 10 minutes after the expectation, allowing the speed of light to be estimated at 220,000km/s.