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TIL About The Phoebus Cartel - A secret organization which intentionally shortened the lifespan of light bulbs to force consumers to buy bulbs more often.

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LQeY0 TIL that of the 780 prisoners who have been held in detention at Guantanamo Bay, only 16 have ever been charged by the United States
Br1Ry TIL that Twitter holds the patent on “dragging down from the top of your screen to refresh the current page,” but agreed when they acquired the patent to only use it on anyone who sued them first.
69yOX TIL: There were 2 studies in a scientific journal with over 1000 participants that shows that the art of "bullshitting" correlates with higher intelligence. Subjects were asked to lie about their expertise in fake fields and those who lied better scored higher on vocab, abstract reasoning, etc.
gmAL TIL Nestle has sold over 200 flavors of Kit Kat to Japan, including soy sauce, creme brulee, green tea, and banana.
0drJN TIL that thing that you toss into those rectangles while playing hopscotch has a name other than that thing you toss into those rectangles while playing hopscotch. It's called a "lagger".