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TIL HBO Max did not choose its name to be descriptive. Rather, it's a portmanteau of HBO and Cinemax, which are owned by the same company

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0NGR TIL That Egyptians had two types of writing, not just hieroglyphics.
e0Pg TIL there is a Son of Sam law designed to keep criminals from profiting from the publicity of their crimes, and first used against the serial killer David Berkowitz
x66mw TIL that half of British citizens would refuse a free trip to the Moon even if safety was guaranteed, with the most commonly cited reason being lack of interest
oROGr TIL that sloths can take up to a month to digest a single meal because of their incredibly slow metabolism. This slow digestion is due to their low-energy diet of leaves, which requires them to conserve energy by moving and eating slowly.
1ayG7 The SR-71 Blackbird holds the record for flying from New York City to London. The record, 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds (mach 2.68), was set on 1 September 1974 and is still the record for this transatlantic flight.