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Today I Learned that Little Miss Strange is a Jimmi Hendrix song.

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MLj0 TIL that in some European markets, Netflix monitors illegal downloads to decide which shows to purchase.
QNGKa TIL that in 2015, a tourist in Hong Kong was beaten to death when his tour group was forced to shop in a jewellery store
vPy1D TIL about the ‘exploits’ of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.
6EdBw TIL Starbucks' "Frappucino" is a registered trademark that act as a sub-license out of the Netherlands. When you purchase a beverage, your money goes to pay a trademark fee, which Starbucks books as losses, and the entity in the Netherlands pays little to no tax on the trademark revenues.
yV0Aa TIL in October 1974, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was invaded by 5−7 million blackbirds. They blanketed the town in droppings, creating health hazards and disrupting military operations at nearby Fort Campbell. The birds left in spring but caused $2.6M in damages (nearly $15M today).