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TIL that The phrase "according to Hoyle" (meaning "strictly according to the rules") came into the language as a reflection of Edmond Hoyle, a broadly perceived authority on the subject; use of the phrase has since expanded to any appeal to a putative authority. Also mentioned is a popular movie.

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R5rl1 TIL that in 2007-08, The Wiggles were Australia's highest paid entertainers - earning a gross income of $45mil - beating out Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, and Cate Blanchett
x65gD TIL that Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida is the the #2 busiest single-runway airport in the United States; #1 is the San Diego International Airport. It is also the largest airport in Florida, and third-largest airport in the U.S. based on total area (13,555 acres).
x6V55 TIL that Crispin Glover was replaced as George Mcfly after Back to the Future 1, using an actor with prosthetics of his face, leading him to sue Universal Studios.
5b89 TIL Michael Dell, founder of Dell Inc., once had a high school summer job selling newspaper subscriptions for the Houston Post. By targeting the demographics of newlyweds and recent home buyers, Dell made $18,000 in one summer, exceeding the yearly payroll of two of his teachers.
6EZ5X TIL: India is the home of 16 of the top 40 languages (# of native speakers). The number of languages listed for India is 418. Of those, 407 are living languages and 11 are extinct. Many of them have their own individual writing systems.