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TIL that online dating began with Com-Pat (UK) in 1964 and Operation Match(USA) in 1965

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neOr9 TIL while studying Madagascar periwinkle leaves used as folk remedy for diabetes in the 1950s, scientists found plummeting white blood cells instead and isolated out vinblastine and vincristine — effective chemotherapy drugs which has dramatically improved survival in leukemia patients.
5Yrlk TIL that after the first season of The Office, creator Greg Daniels took inspiration from "The 40 year old virgin" to make Michael Scott more likeable. Ultimately this saved the show and turned it into a hit.
egeJ TIL: Burger King is called “Hungry Jack’s” in Australia, as the name was already trademarked by a takeaway food shop in Adelaide
oBeAR TIL: That height has one of the strongest direct correlations to income in Business, with even age gender and weight having a lesser effect
E1Kg7 TIL that the Postal Service once printed 3 billion stamps featuring the Statue of Liberty, before realizing that the picture was actually of the Las Vegas replica