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TIL CD/DVD data is contained in the plastic not the shiny part. The shiny part is just so the laser bounces back.

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XypX TIL That Segway accused its Chinese copycat of violating its patents. The copycat responded by buying the Segway company.
78Z7L TIL The popularity of Peaky Blinders may have inspired a surge in popularity of the names Arthur and Ada in the UK
epeaE TIL that a Chalupa is a shallow boat, not just a tasty fast food taco/burrito snack.
kOvpe TIL The french legal system does not recognize the concept of races, and uses the expression "prétendue race" (so-called race, assumed race) instead.
OGXJR TIL: In 1989, during Operation Just Cause, the U.S. military surrounded the Apostolic Nunciature in Panama while trying to capture Manuel Noriega. U.S. forces blasted loud rock music—including "I Fought the Law" by the Clash—to put pressure on Noriega to give himself up