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TIL Samsung started off in 1938 as a grocery and noodle trading company before jumping into electronics in the 1960s.

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LkWdm TIL that ET's race is represented in the Galactic Senate in the Star Wars Universe.
ne7M7 TIL that during his time in the Army, Jackie Robinson was put on trail for refusing to sit in the segregated portion of an army bus. Robinson was acquitted by an all-white panel of nine officers. His unit became the first black tank unit to see combat in WWII but Robinson missed combat due to court.
grm9b TIL: The London Beer Flood of 1814 killed 8 people and nearly bankrupted the brewery. One 22 foot tall barrel burst, causing a chain reacting leading to 128k-323k imperial gallons to flood London for 2 days. During that time, stories of mass drunkenness occurred.
ELPX TIL that Duncan Jones, the director of Moon, Source Code and the Warcraft movie, is the son of the late David Bowie
p8KxG TIL Mark Hamill would ask fans camped out on his yard to retrieve the mail and look after the property when he was away.