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TIL That selling prices of $9.99 instead of $10.00 originated because it ensured the cashier had to open the till to give change, thus recording down every transaction so cashiers can’t just pocket the cash.

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V5Ep TIL that Daddy Longlegs have been around for at least 400 million years, barely changing, and predate the dinosaurs.
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