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TIL Stephen King received over 60 rejection notices before his first short story was published.

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4kgLX TIL Tele Vue founder Al Nagler designed optics for visual simulators used to train astronauts in piloting the Gemini spacecraft and the Apollo Lunar Module
GYEkj TIL Disney was worried about airing a black boy kissing a white girl in the 1999 Disney channel original move “Don't Look Under the Bed” and almost scrapped the scene.
NXYlb TIL: There's a Planet Where it Rains Molten Glass Sideways at 5,400 mph
9Ryr TIL a watch strapped to your ankle will eventually fall behind one strapped to your wrist due to time dilation
e0A0E TIL that the English chess term "checkmate" is derived from the Persian phrase "shah mat", which means "the king is dead".