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W7e98 TIL that East India company still exist today—it is now owned by Sanjiv Mehta, a businessman from India.
Yp4Dr TIL that the Weights & Measures Services in Virginia is responsible for the inspection and testing of all commercially used weighing and measuring equipment including gasoline dispensers, grocery scales, scanners, vehicle scales, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) meters and vehicle tank meters.
b9n79 TIL that it doesn't just rain diamonds in Jupiter. It also rains diamonds in Uranus and Neptune
n1po TIL: In 1862, Victor Hugo was on vacation when Les Misérables was published. He queried the reaction to the novel by sending a single-character telegram to his publisher, asking “?”. The publisher replied with a single “!” to indicate the success.
oyV8 TIL: Reed Hastings started Netflix out of frustration over a $40.00 late charge from Blockbuster for Apollo 13.