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TIL: The first black billionaire, Bob Johnson, lost his billionaire status due to a costly divorce settlement

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69bxY TIL at the premiere for "Saving Private Ryan," while Mike Myers was still tearing up after the movie because his parents fought in World War II, DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg pitched him "Shrek" and Myers thought “Well, that’s the worst fucking title I’ve ever heard in my life.”
Y7Z8v TIL about Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol or "The Theatre of the Great Puppet" (known as the Grand Guignol) was a theatre in Paris that, from its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962, specialized in naturalistic horror shows.
AKJw TIL that Manhattan Project mathematician Richard Hamming was asked to check some arithmetic by a fellow researcher. Hamming planned to give it to a subordinate until he realized it was a set of calculations to see if the nuclear detonation would ignite the entire Earth’s atmosphere.
1aAVD TIL that garlic powder should be rehydrated before being used, rather than being added directly to a meal
p8AaG TIL in 1864, the Confederate Army forced Frederick, Maryland, to pay $200,000 or be burned to the ground. The town had to borrow the money from local banks and didn’t finish paying off the loans until 1951.