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TIL John Carmack (founder of "id Software" known for his work in the development of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein) was arrested at the age of 14 for helping a group of children steal Apple || computers using a mixture of thermite and Vaseline to melt the windows to break into the building.

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4kgpg TIL about the Charter of the Forest of 1217, an English charter which re-established for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by King William the Conqueror and his heirs. It remained in force for 754 years, being superseded only in 1971
9pLm TIL Samuel Morse gave the rights of the telegraph to Texas before it was a state. They ignored him so 22 years later he gave it to the US Government.
wZw1 TIL that the bottles of alcohol in cartoons marked with ‘XXX’ isn’t just meaningless. 'XXX’ was used to be an indicator of the strength of beer by a brewery. One 'X’ was weakest, and three 'XXX’ the strongest.
4X9GN TIL that when Mel Brooks was 16 years old, he worked for a theatrical producer who raised funds by sleeping with his investors, most of whom were elderly women. He also knew two showmen who created flop after flop, but still profited. They inspired him to make the 1967 film, “The Producers”.
PYrke TIL In 1941, the NKVD (precursor to the KGB) executed around 100,000 people in the space of 5 months.