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TIL the official name of the # symbol is “octothorpe”

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9YvW7 TIL Australia once had a MATCH brand called "Dickheads” with the tagline: "We would have to be complete dickheads to let most of our famous Australian brands be taken over by foreign companies. Brands such as Vegemite, Aeroplane Jelly, Arnott's, Speedo and Redhead Matches are in overseas hands.”
grLnL TIL that in the late 80s, Phillip Morris international (a large tobacco company) developed cigarettes with nicotine artificially extracted from them in an attempt to market “healthier” cigarettes, which backfired as they were widely criticized by public health groups and did not sell well.
nevOB TIL L. Ron. Hubbard’s own son, L. Ron Hubbard Jr. was highly critical of Scientology and claimed black magic was the inner core of Scientology once stating, "my father did not worship Satan. He thought he was Satan."
mxloP TIL All Fruit Loops taste the same regardless of color.
yQPgl TIL Until 1602, samurai were allowed to test their new swords and fighting styles by killing a random person. This was called Tsujigiri.