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TIL When British Airways had trouble erecting the London Eye, Virgin flew an airship over it saying "BA Can't Get It Up"

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rNwx4 TIL that during the Argentine economic boom, from the 1860s to 1930s, the UK played a dominant role in the Argentine economy. The community of English, Scottish, and Welsh Argentines was the largest of any country outside the British Empire, leading to the popular name of the "Sixth Dominion".
4XLyo TIL Pokemon is the highest grossing media franchise, leading over Star Wars by over $16 Billion
4X51N TIL McDonald's is the largest distributor of toys in the World... thanks to the Happy Meal. 🪀
kJAg TIL that Google’s ‘Most Badass Engineer’ Jeff Dean has a list of facts made up by employees smiliar to that of the 'Chuck Norris Facts’ due to his legendary status in the company
rx4y TIL The animal that kills the most humans each year is the Mosquito at 725,000 deaths, followed by Humans at 475,000, and then Snakes causing 50,000 deaths per year.