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TIL barcode scanners scan the white bars not the black ones

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VM6kk TIL that Sony only released the original Playstation because Nintendo severed their partnership to build a gaming system with a CD drive.
KOnoa TIL the story of Edwin Fist. Stole hundreds of irreplaceable birds from a museum in England to sell the feathers online to people who tie flies for fishing.
Jrdk TIL about “Curiosity”, an ‘experimental’ online mobile game by Peter Molyneux promising the winner a 'life-changing’ prize. There was a winner, back in May of 2013. He still hasn’t gotten his prize.
5rmk TIL that a shot in Hannibal of a flayed naked couple was unacceptable to NBC due to the fact that their butts were visible. As a compromise, the director offered to fill their buttcracks with blood to make the shot less offensive. NBC agreed
R58gl TIL that NBA star Stephen Curry and his father Dell Curry (former NBA player) have the same full name. They're both "Wardell Stephen Curry" (though the father takes the "Sr." suffix and Steph takes "II").