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TIL The CEO of Netflix offered form a partnership with Blockbuster in the late 90s and the CEO of Blockbuster laughed in his face.

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GY4E7 TIL Ronald Reagan would write personal checks to individuals with financial struggles. He was known to drop $4,000 or $5,000 checks into the mail for certain people. He was also known to call upon the Air Force to aid in the transport of children who were experiencing medical emergencies.
8GGX TIL The Centers for Disease Control said that 37% of American adults can’t swim 24 yards, which is the length of a typical recreation-center swimming pool.
8axBV TIL Tama, the Japanese Stationmaster Cat was granted the posthumous status of Shinto goddess. Around 3,000 people attended her funeral.
waD1 TIL Steve Irwin’s 13 year old son is an award winning wildlife photographer.
RWQ7 TIL - A hacker in the 70’s (John Draper) found that a toy whistle in the cereal Cap'n Crunch blew at the same frequency that was used by AT&T long lines to indicate that a trunk line was ready the route a new call, essentially allowing him to make free long distance calls.