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TIL that macOS and iOS are both based on FreeBSD.

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6ERVY TIL that Tom Cruise's character in "The Last Samurai" was based on a real Frenchman who fought alongside the warriors of a doomed "samurai democracy" in 1869
neb9 TIL Lego is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world
RB19 TIL The United States currently has 19 commissioned aircraft carriers. The rest of the world combined also has 19 commissioned aircraft carriers.
wL8A6 TIL Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, Mother's maiden name was Moon.
EgplW TIL Of Francis Charteris a notorious sex predator who made a fortune through the south sea scam as well as gambling(in which he was found to be cheating). He was eventually sentenced to death but bribed his way into acquiring a pardon. After his death, people threw dead cats in his grave