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TIL that, though originally from Sweden, Ikea has technically been a Dutch company since 1982. Ikea does this to pay the as few taxes as possible.

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EgyX TIL Bill Murray was up for the role of Willy Wonka in the Tim Burton’s film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but he didn’t take the role because he doesn’t check his voice mail very often.
9wmM TIL that the Shuttle Enterprise was originally meant to be named “Constitution”. However, after a letter-writing campaign by Star Trek fans directly to Gerald Ford, the president instructed NASA to change the name.
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