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TIL an University of South Wales study found that unlike Yorkshire accent and Received Pronunciation speakers, those who speak with a Birmingham accent seem less intelligent than people who say nothing.

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gk74 TIL in 1997, an “anonymous party” sold 1.5 million shares of Apple stock, causing Apple to hit a 12-year low in stock price. That event lead to then-CEO Gil Amelio stepping down and placing Steve Jobs as new CEO of Apple. That anonymous party was later revealed to be Steve Jobs himself.
mxxmY TIL for the Athens premiere of Hercules, Disney released booklets declaring "This film is not a lesson in mythology."
5EAp TIL Scientists lit a hole filled with natural gas on fire in 1971, thinking it would burn for only a few days. The hole has been burning for the past 46 years and is called “The Door to Hell”
AeQ7 TIL that Finland is the fifth most happiest country according to the world happiness report
p8XMQ TIL During WWII the US sent 400k vehicles, 14k planes, 13k tanks, 15M pairs of boots, 4.5M tons of food, and 2.7 M tons of petrol to the USSR to help defeat the Nazis