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TIL that the first American government issued quarter was released in 1796

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Egkg0 TIL that in 1991, The filming of "Das Boot" was delayed for several weeks, because someone had rented the submarine movie prop to American filmmaker for his own film shooting in the area. This filmmaker was Steven Spielberg and the film he was shooting was Raiders of the Lost Ark.
OogWX TIL that Ancient Rome had no concept of a limited-liability corporation, so entrepreneurs got around it by appointing a slave as the CEO. A master was not legally liable for a slave's debts, so this allowed the owner to control the company while avoiding personal liability in case of bankruptcy.
wmw8 TIL there are 24 times more empty houses in the United States than homeless people.
W7vBA TIL blues singer and early shock rock pioneer Screamin' Jay Hawkins was also a competitive boxer and actually held the title of Middleweight Champion of Alaska in 1949
8a0wP TIL The first email attachment ever sent was on March 11, 1992, by Nathaniel Borenstein, "the father of the file attachment". The creation of this technology (co-created by Ned Freed) was to fulfill Borenstein's desire to one day be able to receive pictures of future grandchildren via email.