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TIL that in 2010, Microsoft held a funeral for the iPhone to celebrate the launch of Windows Phone 7

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rNLNM TIL a town in Colorado had an unelected mayor serve for over 50 years. He was appointed mayor pro tem because the then-mayor didn't want to sign liquor licenses, and inherited the post when the mayor died. The town considered doing an election in 1974, but it was too expensive.
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