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TIL That the act of creating a company for the sole purpose of suing other companies for patent violation of patents you own, is patented.

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7rNYM TIL that when we eat something sweet and feel that momentary bit of pain at the back of the jaw, its because of the largest salivary gland (Parotid gland) going into overdrive to help with digestion.
wYmM TIL Like the city of Detroit, Pompeii was heavily graffitied.
l789G TIL that in terms of deadweight tonnage, 40% of the world's commercial ships are each registered in one of three countries: Liberia, Panama, and the Marshall Islands.
816L TIL that there’s a town in Pennsylvania which has a coal mine burning underneath it for the last 50 years. Everybody moved out except 9 people, and the fire is expected to go on another 250 years.
woVQo TIL that in Bhutan they prefer to talk about "Gross National Happiness" rather than Gross Domestic Product. Although the idea was conceptualized as early as 1972, it was not until 2008 that the first Bhutanese GNH survey was organized nationwide, thanks to a long questionnaire.