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TIL The richest man in the world is built around $38B in government funds.

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bW5E TIL in 1979 a FOX studio editor secretly edited and released his own version of the widely panned film “At Long Last Love.” Nobody noticed until the director saw it on Netflix more than 30 years later, at which point he declared it superior to any of his versions.
vPGO4 TIL wasps carry the yeast that kickstarts the initial fermentation process that turns grapes into wine.
P11YZ TIL that in 1970, a US Navy attack cargo ship accidentally hit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, putting the bridge out of commission. For the next three weeks while it was repaired, the Navy offered commuters a free shuttle service using helicopters and Landing Craft Units.
0da8R TIL that scientists accidentally killed the world’s oldest animal while trying to learn its age. Everybody makes mistakes. When scientists found an ancient ocean quahog, they decided to examine it from the inside to determine its true age.
L0GZ TIL that in the 60s there was a spin off of The Black Panther Party called The White Panther Party that won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1972. The court ruled warrantless wiretapping was unlawful under the U.S. Constitution, even in the case where national security was in danger.