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TIL that of the 120 U.S. deaths attributed to 2005's Hurricane Rita, about 100 of them were Texans who died in the evacuation

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PLGw TIL that in 1999, the CEO of Sun Microsystems responded to increasing concerns about computer privacy by saying “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.”
Bre6e TIL that only two varieties of pineapple are still cultivated: Smooth Cayenne and Jamaica Queen
pVN8 TIL Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, longest name-place on Earth. Translate: “The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one.”
XEblD TIL that all movie theaters in the US are required to provide subtitles in the form of closed captioning.
mQxP TIL The Incredibles (97%) is the best superhero movie of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes.