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TIL about someone who predicted a merger and brought the relevant domain and now wants to sell it and fund his education. He is now being sued.

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wLJwM TIL of the Corrupted Blood plague, a virtual plague which struck World of Warcraft in 2005
kOQe5 TIL as recently as 1990, single digit phone numbers existed in the UK
rN7Oo TIL that in September 1903, a school opened in Philadelphia that used the phonograph to teach parrots how to speak English, French or German. The school's founder, Mrs. Jacob Hope, launched the school with a record that repeated the phrase "Polly wants a cracker" 1000 times.
bbLQ TIL that during the battle of Wizna, 800 polish soldiers held off 42,000 nazi soldiers for 3 days. Once the poles ran out of bullets, their commander threw himself on a grenade instead of surrendering. The battle is referred to as the Polish Thermopylae.
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