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TIL that the term “brain freeze,” to describe a cold-stimulus headache, is a registered trademark of 7-Eleven.

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5Pb8 TIL Sega was actually an American company that started in Hawaii and moved to Japan to distribute coin-operated jukeboxes, games, and slot machines to military installations.
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lWAN TIL Madonna and her record label leaked songs from her album - American Life before its official release on Torrent sites. The tracks featured Madonna saying, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” followed by minutes of silence.
8vDL TIL that everyone in Iceland pays church tax, and the payment of those unaffiliated with a church goes to the University of Iceland [at least as of 2004]
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