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TIL The Apple program HyperCard, a precursor to the first web browsers, was inspired by an acid trip that Apple engineer Bill Atkinson had

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PYxXg TIL that in the middle ages it was an accepted political act for two kings to sleep in the same bed as a symbol of unity between their two countries; much like the modern day photo-op
vP89D TIL that Prince Kuhio’s Royal Charm And Brawling Skills Earned Him Early Admirers In Congress
XEXvE TIL that during WW2, the Ukrainian and Polish partisans fought a bloody civil war concurrent with the German and Soviet invasions. Both sides committed heinous atrocities that killed tens of thousands of Polish and Ukrainian civilians.
GMej TIL that British banking giant HSBC admitted to laundering billions of dollars for Colombian and Mexican drug cartels and violating a host of important banking laws (from the Bank Secrecy Act to the Trading With the Enemy Act), but there were no criminal charges and no one went to prison.
Qmwa TIL that long before creating Star Trek, 26-year-old Gene Roddenberry was a co-pilot aboard a Pan Am plane that crashed in the Syrian Desert. With several broken ribs, he helped save 22 people and eventually led them to safety.