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TIL Marc Rebillet sold his his spot in line to buy an iPhone for $800 back to a lady who wanted to buy all the iPhone in the store. This was in the 2000's.

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oR77Y TIL that Hans Zimmer was in The Buggles historic "Video Killed The Radio Star." He's the keyboardist in the black jacket.
R7X58 TIL New York's Woolworth Building was once a household name and the tallest building in the world for 17 years. Even though it is a National Historic Landmark, tourists are not welcome unless they book a tour with the great-granddaughter of the Woolworth Building's architect, Cass Gilbert
woOEW TIL that the Academy of Persian Language and Literature has maintained that the endonym Farsi is to be avoided in foreign languages, and that Persian is the appropriate designation of the language. The word Persian has been used for centuries, and it carries historical and cultural meaning
gMmyD TIL that the edutainment game The Oregon Trail is part of a series that, counting spinoffs and rereleases, includes 15 titles.
KkPG TIL that in 1994 the CEOs of the seven biggest tobacco firms testified before Congress that “nicotine was not addictive” despite overwhelming scientific evidence.