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TIL Michelin started reviewing restaurants so people would travel farther and wear out their tires, increasing their sales.

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l76Jr TIL that if Bill Gates told a Microsoft employee "You’re full of shit. That’s the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard", that meant that the software mogul was amazed and impressed. "In the lore of Microsoft, if Bill says that to you, you’re made", an employee said.
V9nD TIL That since 1825, every bald Russian president has succeeded a hairy one and vice versa.
gMRoX TIL the Tet Offensive was probably inspired by the Three Pronged Attacks during the Lam Son Uprising. Le Loi and his generals successfully fought and won three major battles against the Ming which ended the Ming occupation of Vietnam in one swoop.
0wDE5 TIL putting the lid down in a porta-potty causes the smell to go out through the vents, which will make it not smell nearly as bad for the next person who uses it.
N7obQ TIL Scientists track solar cycles by counting sunspots. A high-powered telescope might show 10 or 20 and a powerful observatory may see 50 to 100, so there is a formula for the official sunspot number, R=k (10g+s)