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TIL that the Matrix was so heavily influenced by Anime “Ghost in the Shell” on a scene by scene basis, that they actually asked permission from it’s creator before creating the matrix. Here is a video comparison.

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aZR0 TIL in 1999 Alec Wildenstein had the most expensive divorce in history with a settlement of $3.8 billion. During the divorce the judge stipulated that Mrs. Wildenstein couldn’t spend any of the money on cosmetic surgery (During the marriage she spent $4 million on surgery to look like a cat)
W7RX TIL that due to a spelling error in the eBay listing, a bottle of Samuel Allsopp’s Arctic Ale from 1850 was purchased for $304 and resold less than 2 months later for $503,300
oRYEE TIL that in ancient Rome, blacks were not discriminated against because of their skin color or physical features. They were not barred from any profession, and there was no stigma against interracial relationships. Classical writers did not attribute social status or degree of humanity to skin color
R5VL9 TIL that in Ohio, one of the first documented criminal rings was the Society of the Banana
16peW TIL about Viganella, the Italian Village that Brought the Sun Down to the Valley