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TIL Netflix uses Torrent data to decide what to buy rights to.

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VBJvD TIL After leaving NASA in 1971, Neil Armstrong named his farm for a valley described in "The Lord of the Rings" and chose an email address with a Tolkien theme. There is a theory he based his One Small Step quote on "The Hobbit"
NXVk1 TIL 1 in 8 Americans aged 18-24 are NEETS(Not in education, employment, or training).
Bg7Pk TIL Germany still pays pensions to Nazi Collaborators in Belgium, UK and other countries.
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