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TIL that Comcast (NBC Universal) owns 70% of Rotten Tomatoes and Warner Bros the remaining 30%

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Gv5g TIL: When George Washington first ran for the Virginia House of Burgesses, he supplied 164 gallons of of alcohol to only 396 voters so they would like him. Washington won.
YpKJ7 TIL Gwyneth Paltrow named her company Goop because some branding expert told her that all successful internet companies have double o's in their name, so she just put two o’s between her initials.
Am7n TIL a man’s house was invaded by a SWAT team because they thought he was searching the Web for how to kill his wife, but it turned out he was a TV writer researching for a crime show.
5YypR TIL about The Peterloo Massacre (Monday 16 August 1819, St Peter's Field, Manchester, Lancashire, England) . One of it's direct consequences was the foundation of the Manchester Guardian newspaper in 1821 ("The Guardian", in present days).
j6PNR TIL that a series finale for the TV show Renegade was filmed, but never aired. This was because most of the episodes were standalone stories and it was felt that a "conclusion" would prevent TV series buyers from purchasing the show and airing it in syndication, often out of order like many shows.