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TIL that the author of World War Z went on to write officially licensed Minecraft novels

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D1dKV TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.
OpP4 TIL There was a Confederate ship that circumnavigated the world attacking Union merchant ships. It did not have a single war causality and eventually surrendered in Liverpool, England after the Civil War ended
Vbp TIL that the frequency of a cat’s purr can improve bone density and promote healing.
7808b TIL that before being ordained as a Catholic priest in 1969, Pope Francis worked as a bouncer, a janitor, and a technician in a food science laboratory.
yQRja TIL the failure of the live-action "Howard the Duck" was responsible for Pixar