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TIL that in 2008 (before iOS and Android had released their app stores), there were more than 50,000 third-party apps available for Palm OS - including open-source, freeware, shareware, and paid apps

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4X9Da TIL that in earlier cuts of The Lion King, Simba was raised by Scar after Mufasa's death.
POBn TIL that former NFL quarterback Todd Marinovich left the league due to his drug problems. He didn’t play football for the next eight years until he signed with the Arena Football League. He threw ten touchdowns in his first game back while withdrawing from heroin.
QWmk TIL that Ozzy Osbourne has survived decades of drug and alcohol abuse because he has several genetic mutations “we’ve never seen before” that help him party hard.
7r6QZ TIL Haitian Voodoo is a religion based on ancient spirits and Patron Saints. It's not merely animal sacrifices, pinned dolls and 'cult' rituals.
Z8KMv TIL that the Uncompahgre Ute Native American tribe made special ceremonial rattles filled with quartz that would emit flashes of light when shaken. This was an early example of triboluminescence.