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TIL that Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston made a video guide for Microsoft about how to use Windows 95

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9YPe6 TIL that when Laurence Fishburne who played Morpheus in the Matrix Trilogy used to get regularly approached by fans asking if he was really "Morpheus" he would respond with "You think that's air? you're breathing now"
9Wxp TIL that Jeff Bezos wanted to name Amazon “Relentless,” but friends talked him out of it. Relentless.com still directs you to Amazon.com.
58wB TIL that in 1992 a storm caused 29,000 rubber ducks to be washed off a container ship. The knowledge gained from studying the duck’s movement revolutionised our understanding of the ocean currents. Many of these ducks are still believed to be floating in the seas today.
LnDZ TIL in 1996 the IRA planted a bomb in Manchester City centre and told the authorities they had an hour to evacuate the area. The police successfully managed to evacuate 75,000 people in what has been called the most ‘extraordinary policing operations’ in UK history. There wasn’t a single fatality.
5j9P TIL 37% of Americans plan to work until they get too sick or die