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TIL that the first recorded use of the word dystopia was when John Stuart Mill coined it to describe British governance of Ireland.

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XEmMR TIL In 1998, the United States Department of Justice filed suit against Microsoft, in essence claiming that Microsoft included too much functionality in its operating systems and thus prevented application vendors from competing.
neP1r TIL that the singer Akon is launching a cryptocurrency called Akoin
9nYM TIL Scientists from South Africa discovered a formula that calculates how likely a frog is to eat another frog. “For every one millimeter increase in body size, a frog is 2.8 percent more likely to eat other frogs.”
nW8Ed TIL a martini glass is half full when the liquid is 80% the depth of the glass
wL6VW TIL of the Windows on the World restaurant, which occupied the 107th floor of the world trade center north tower. More than 60 languages were spoken among the staff and it's kitchen was run by celebrity chefs. In it's final year it was the highest grossing fine dining establishment in the country.