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TIL that after a major earthquake in Japan the Mafia sent major relief before the Government

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kORYe TIL in 1963 Robert Kearns invented the intermittent windshield wiper, presented it to Ford Motor Co. and was hired. Ford fired him and took his technology. He sued Ford for patent infringement and after 12 yrs. of litigation, at times without a lawyer, the court awarded Kearns 10.3 M dollars.
Wk07N TIL that, if he hadn't died, the original head writer for the Pokemon anime was going to end the series with Ash as an old man in the real world, and all his adventures being imaginary.
pave TIL Bill Murray once blurted out that Kathleen Turner was ‘a great fuck’ at an all-star benefit. When pressed to explain himself, Murray nodded at the cans of wine provided for the event, admitting 'I’ve had six.’
7rJYO TIL that Woody Harrelson's father was a hitman who murdered a federal judge.
QJB5e TIL in 1677 the Dutch gave away Manhattan for a small Indonesian island