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TIL in 2005, a guy named Doug Heckman read the EULA before he installed some PC software. The agreement included a clause offering ‘financial compensation’ to licensees who actually read the license agreement. He emailed the company, referred to the clause and the company sent him a check for $1,000

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0ld1 TIL in Togo the natives call the castoff clothes they receive from America “Dead White Men Clothing” because a living person would not throw away anything this good.
R5vQa TIL: That after finishing 6th at the 1968 Olympics, Ron Clarke visited his predecessor as the world’s greatest distance runner, Emil Zátopek. When he left for Australia, Zatopek gave him a present to be opened on the plane. It was one of his gold medals with a note saying "because you deserve it."
yQjYw TIL about Special Forces intel officer COL James N. Rowe who was a POW in the Vietnam War. Rowe spent 62 months in captivity, battled numerous diseases, solved engineering problems to disguise he was an intel officer, and escaped via helicopter by over-powering the guards.
9YVGM TIL that if a cat headbutts you the cat is marking you with their scent and headbutting is typically used for bonding and social purposes.
MePRB TIL Most of the oldest people in the world and supercentenarians over age 110 appear to be concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans. In the US, supercentenarian status is predicted by the absence of vital registration