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TIL Steve Jobs earned more from Disney than from Apple and was the largest individual shareholder.

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PY4Zw TIL The words Mama and Papa (and minor variations) are used all around the world when referring to parents.
KYLnE TIL Birds and crocodilians (the order containing both alligators and crocodiles) share a common Clade classification group called Archosauria (lit. 'ruling reptiles'). This indicates they shared a common ancestor around 250 million years ago, along with many kinds of dinosaurs.
P1KlV TIL that white, black, and green, and red peppercorns are all derived from the same plant, Piper Nigrum. Pink peppercorns, however, do not.
grg8X TIL of low-background or pre-atomic steel - produced before nuclear detonations of 40s-50s, its contamination with radioactive nuclides is low, making it suitable for sensitive applications - demand is high and older shipwrecks are often looted - desecrating fallen crews' resting places
Q9ok TIL: In the wild, parrots can ‘name’ their children using specific patterns of sound.