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TIL George Lucas owns the term “Droid” and Motorola must pay him for the rights to use the word “Droid” for their phones.

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9w56B TIL that the cast of the office in earlier seasons are seen playing solitaire bc they were bored during downtimes and with no wifi installed, could only play solitaire. In later seasons when the wifi is installed, they're encouraged to do other things on their computer (browsing)
pao8 TIL credit card companies have unpublished backdoor numbers that allow you to speak to an analyst that has the power to approve your application when it has been declined, lower your APR, or raise your limit.
6EZeW TIL Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure couldn’t find an Ivory Coast flag so she celebrated her 60m gold with Irish flag given to her by a spectator
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