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TIL After racking up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix

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16gyV TIL the UK experiences more tornados per year than any other country in the world relative to its land area.
W75eX TIL that Billy Mitchell sued Cartoon Network for infringing his likeness with the Regular Show character GBF, a giant floating head who cheats at arcade games. Mitchell's lawsuit was dismissed, in part because "when GBF loses his title, the character literally explodes, unlike Plaintiff".
Yp1Jd TIL 30,000 People disappeared during Argentina’s dirty war. Every Thursday Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo fills with women wearing white scarves and holding signs covered with names of those who were kidnapped by the government.
VBVB TIL Gladiator almost had a sequel where a resurrected immortal Russell Crowe fought in different wars throughout history
ZZ0Y TIL there’s a town in Ontario called “Swastika”. There have been several attempts to change the name but the town fights back saying “To hell with Hitler. We had the swastika first”.