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TIL that QR as in QR code simply means Quick response

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5RDp TIL that there is a tiny house that you can have shipped to you in a box ready to go.
pPN4 TIL President Reagan was due to the deliver the State of the Union address the evening of the Challenger Disaster. Instead, he postponed the speech a week and delivered this tribute to the Challenger crew to the nation. It’s been listed as one of the most significant speeches of the 20th century.
wLvdJ TIL that when Gene Kelly was asked to direct the movie The Sound of Music, he declined saying "Go find someone else to direct this piece of sh*t"
1a0WP The reason we like straight lines is because of a fundamental property of the Universe – the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
e5jD TIL David Schwimmer was offered the role of J in Men in Black, but turned it down to star in a Gwyneth Paltrow film, saying “This is an opportunity to grow rather than go for the quick cash.” That movie was panned by critics and audiences.