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TIL The CEO of Spotify was the CEO of uTorrent in 2006

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epd7n TIL that Norse people occupied and lived in Greenland before the Inuits (those descending from the Thule people of North America). Even so, the Inuits are considered the indigenous people of the island and they renamed all the cities from Danish when Greenland was granted home rule
nelk9 TIL that the Chinese population census margin of error (26 million) is bigger than the population of 180 countries
R7v8w TIL that the US bombed the South indiscriminately with pesticides to try to eradicate fire ants but instead killed native insects and birds that otherwise would have kept them in control
kOdKg TIL When inflight smoking was being initially banned there was an exemption for pilots out of safety concerns of them going through nicotine withdrawl
8eNgX TIL Halle Berry personally accepted her Worst Actor Razzie for 'Catwoman,' humorously holding her 'Monster's Ball' Oscar in one hand and the Razzie in the other during her acceptance speech.