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TIL That a Paypal Error Led to The World’s First “Quadrillionaire”

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ADrR7 TIL that Dave Grohl does not read Music but perceives it through Ear and Intuition. He also perceives the Guitar as a Drum Set.
EgnvP TIL that of the two possible sources of the Wow! (1977) space signal, one would indicate it is heading toward Earth.
rJ1x TIL that “Where the Wild Things Are” was originally titled “Land of the Wild Horses” until the author Maurice Sendak realized that he couldn’t draw horses and changed the name.
4kvwb TIL Less than a month before Lou Gehrig began his 2130 consecutive game streak, fellow Yankee Everett Scott's 1307 game streak ended when he was benched. Scott and Gehrig are third and second on the all time list.
RMA6 TIL The Dutch East India Company was the most valuable company ever in world history. With a value of 78 million Dutch Guilders, adjusted to 2012 dollars it was worth $7.4 trillion.