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TIL internet-famous “Jesus Riding Dinosaur” is the original art of Francesca Berrini - and she did much more along those lines.

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4XJlo TIL about WASP: the Women Airforce Service Pilots, civilian female pilots who flew in non combat situations for the US Army during WWII
xV50w TIL Italy fined Apple and Samsung €10m and €3m respectively for releasing software updates which deliberately slowed down their phones, thus encouraging new purchases
knA5 TIL that Miyamoto believed “donkey” meant “stupid” in English, and assumed the name Donkey Kong would convey the sense “stupid ape” to an American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was laughed at, but the name stuck.
aBXJ TIL that a law student filed a lawsuit against an attorney that made a public offer in Dateline giving 1M$ to anyone that could make in less than 30 minutes the distance between Jackson Airport and a hotel where the murders of 4 people happened. The student did it in 19 minutes.
9YyN6 today i learned my balls stank