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TIL in late 2008 many critics thought Android would fail miserably whereas, as of Feb 2015, Android holds about 85% of the total smartphone OS market share

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oN68 TIL In 2011 the US mint lost $60,200,000 producing the one cent coin because each penny costs 2.41¢ to produce.
5gjp TIL Joe Biden was accused of plagiarizing and finished in the bottom 10% of his class during law school, dodged the draft 5 times, considered himself a Republican, and as a senator, his staffers took bets on how long he would last.
8avAb TIL that a CA resident has recently filed suit against the state, claiming the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife is ignoring evidence which suggests that Bigfoot inhabits the San Bernardino Mountains. She claims having seen an 800-lb sasquatch about 30 feet up in a tree, while hiking with her children.
wBl7 TIL Best Actor Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins, who played the dad in Step Brothers, drove a linen truck before becoming an actor. His boss was John C. Reilly’s father.
0PV1 TIL USPS has a Post Office at the South Pole with the postal code 96598