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TIL in 2016, Apple released software that would self-destruct iPhones if a repair was made on it by a third party, forcing customers to buy a new one. These practices were found illegal in countries with consumer laws such as Australia, forcing Apple to stop.

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e0m66 TIL 2001 alone saw the release of games such as Halo, GTA III, Max Payne, Devil May Cry, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2, Ico, Final Fantasy X, Sonic Adventure 2, SSX Tricky, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Pikmin, and more games now considered classic blockbusters
Mejja TIL The Secret Garden the 1993 Film, Two (2) Castles in North Yorkshire was used to portray Misselthwaite Manor: Allerton Castle & Fountains Hall. The Staircase of London's Midland Grand Hotel is also a film location. This is same place where 1996 'Wannabe' video of Spice Girls is taken.
PZ7G TIL the area surrounding Cape Canaveral was given the area code 321, like a launch countdown, after someone discovered it was not in use.
gMG9A TIL tampon companies test the absorbency of their products with a synthetic vagina called a Syngyna
RAQj TIL in the 1960s South Korea secretly trained misfits plucked from prison or off the streets to sneak into North Korea and slit the throat of its leader, Kim Il-sung. When the mission was aborted, the men mutinied, killed their trainers and fought their way into Seoul before blowing themselves up.