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TIL in 2015 smartwatch maker Pebble declined a $740m offer from watchmaker Citizen, a year later they sold the company to Fitbit in region of $23m-$40m.

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1jPd TIL in 2016 thousands of people signed an online petition demanding that retired pornographic industry actress Mia Khalifa be named the ambassador to Saudi Arabia under the new American government
4k85R TIL the Solomon Islands were named as such because the explorer who discovered them thought they were the mythical land of Ophir, mentioned in the Bible as where King Solomon acquired his gold
PaOE TIL that when supersonic speed is achieved the drag of the aircraft is significantly lowered, thus achieving better fuel economy. But the loss in lift-to-drag ratio overturns this advantage.
VMR94 TIL in 2007, Russia used a mini-submarine to plant the country's flag on the floor of the Arctic Ocean in an attempt to claim the region and its natural resources, a move that was rejected by the U.N.
DrLr TIL that in 2009 Canada passed the “Apology Act”, establishing that apologizing to someone after an incident cannot be used in court against the person who apologized to establish their guilt or liability.