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TIL that printer ink is more expensive than the actual printer because manufacturers like Epson or HP sell printers at a loss price because they want companies to mass buy printers, and then spend money on ink.

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gMepL TIL Hanno the Navigator, an ancient Carthaginian from the 5th century BCE, was one of the first to record the discovery of what he described as "hairy, savage people". The local tribes called them Gorillai and viewed them as a type of human and were described as a type of man.
BgVox TIL a BBC documentary unveiled the extreme torture of elephants in Indian temples.
Z80vp TIL that an Australian bird, called the rainbow lorikeet, routinely gets drunk from spring to summer. The small birds drink the fermented crimson flower nectar from the Weeping Boer-bean tree. When intoxicated these birds make loud drunken noises which many people find bothersome.
xVvjb TIL Lyndon B Johnson worked 18-20 hour days without breaks and had no leisure activities. He also smoked heavily, knew every senators' ambitions, hopes, and tastes were and used it to his advantage in securing votes. And was the "[most] powerful majority leader in American history" as a congressman.
dxp9 TIL Jaleel White (Steve Urkel from Family Matters) was also the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the original cartoons.