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TIL: The full quote is "The customer is always right in matters of taste"

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ADaex TIL That Drew Carey no longer needs glasses to see. He had LASIK in 2001. He continues to wear glasses because it’s part of his image.
E18Np TIL that Ivan the Terrible died without ever telling anyone where he put the library he inherited from his grandfather, and ever since there has been a treasure hunt for it.
wo8LJ TIL I Learned about RAS Syndrome, a term used to highlight when we redundantly use an acronym and one or more of their words together, such as 'ATM Machine' or 'PDF Format'
Z8lrv TIL of the great Sikh warrior Banda Singh Bahadur who fought against the Mughals and avenged Guru Gobind Singh who suffered at the hands of the traitorous and tyrannical Mughals. He was eventually captured along with his 700 soldiers and executed along with his four year old son in his lap.
n109 TIL that during WWI, the word “fuck” was used to often, it was considered noteworthy when someone didn’t use it. E.g., “Get your fucking rifles,” was considered routine, whereas “Get your rifles,” implied urgency and danger.