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TIL that in some European markets, Netflix monitors illegal downloads to decide which shows to purchase.

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PLGw TIL that in 1999, the CEO of Sun Microsystems responded to increasing concerns about computer privacy by saying “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.”
GYQQ5 TIL Zoroastrianism, a minority religion today in Iran, is one of the world's oldest religions still in existence, pre-dates the birth of both Christianity and Islam by centuries, and was once the official religion of the Persian Empire.
x0ob TIL Rip Torn lost his role in “Easy Rider” to Jack Nicholson after a confrontation at dinner. Dennis Hopper claimed he pulled a knife on him. Torn says Hopper pulled the knife. Hopper repeated the story on the Tonight Show, prompting Torn to sue for defamation, winning $1 million in damages
6VvX TIL when Canada switched to the Metric System in 1970, a group of angry Conservative members of Parliament opened up an illegal “Freedom to Measure” gas station, which sold gas in gallons.
dDvWZ TIL that monkeys used mind control to move a virtual arm and experience touch