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TIL arXiv is pronounced "archive", not "ark sieve", because the X represents the Greek letter chi

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V0YD TIL two boys tried to sue Nintendo in 1999 alleging that Pokémon caused their gambling addictions.
VM5GQ TIL Frogs are becoming extinct.
9wMA6 TIL that in 2016, Saturday Night Live Korea faced controversy when female staffers groped members of K-Pop bands B1A4, INFINITE and B Block.
xVvlD TIL 'The Great British Bake Off' is credited with the revival of the Women's Institute, which saw its highest number of new members since the 1970s shortly after the show began airing. It also resulted in an increase in the number of independent bakers and the number of people baking at home doubled
NXObJ TIL James Rothschild is a double heir, to both Rothschild and Guinness fortunes