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TIL that most of Steve Jobs' wealth came from his investment in Pixar, as he sold his original shares in Apple when he was ousted

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ANANo TIL that humans are 200,000 times more sensitive to smelling rain than sharks are at smelling blood
e1vD TIL that Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice, broke a continuous 7 year streak of silence during the hearing of cases to make a bad joke about a lawyer’s alma mater.
GY504 TIL the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea has become a unintentional nature preserve. Several rare and endangered species, including the Amur leopard and Siberian tiger have been spotted there.
pAlQ TIL in 1987, a man convicted of raping and murdering both a 10-year-boy, and an 8-year-old girl, was released from prison after only 12 years served for “good behavior”. He went on to commit 12 more murders.
pYPJO TIL In 1985, Director Paul Feig won $29,000 on the game show "The $29,000 Pyramid" which allowed him to quit his day job and jumpstart a career in filmmaking