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TIL that Mario was named after Nintendo’s landlord, who burst in demanding his rent back during a company discussion regarding the character’s name

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6wDJ TIL that Toyota had to pay $1.2 billion fine for safety negligence with unintended acceleration issues, despite a NASA report showing the issues were due to driver error.
l7v7V TIL of a court in France which stopped a girl being named "Nutella" and forcibly renamed her to Ella in the absence of her parents. The Judge said that the name Nutella would "only lead to teasing or disparaging thoughts," a complaint not heard by her parents as they did not attend the hearing.
xVnNg TIL all octopuses are venomous, but only a few species pose a significant threat to humans
7rKeL TIL scientists estimate that around 40% of people's first memory is fictional.
x6OJ0 TIL goose dad, a South Korean term for fathers who work in Korea while their families live abroad for English education, driven by "English Fever". The intense feeling of loneliness and desolation can lead them to engage in extramarital affairs, commit suicide, or face the risk of dying alone