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TIL that the search engine Bing was originally going to be titled Bang because it was easy to spell and remember (“…I just banged Margaret Thatcher to see why everyone was freakin out”)

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xVpE1 TIL 90% of the profits of the O.J. Simpson book 'If I did it" went to Fred Goldman, Ron Goldman's father. Goldman had sued Simpson in a wrongful death civil suit and was awarded $33.5 million, which had gone unpaid. In 2007, a judge awarded the rights to the book to the Goldman family as payment.
dGQ TIL The voice actor for Mario also voiced Paarthurnax in Skyrim.
gLWb TIL Around 1/3 of American teenagers have texted full nudes of themselves and could potentially be charged with the creation and distribution of child pornography.
KYZxw TIL that Flo from Progressive is worth $6 million, and earns $1 million per year 🫡
4knaa TIL that 7% of the humans who ever lived are alive today.