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TIL 1/10th of the American workforce struggles with addiction.

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9aj6 TIL that in 2009, Disney-owned Lucasfilm successfully sued Verizon Wireless over their line of Android phones named “DROID” as “droid” is a registered trademark of LucasFilm. Since the Steve Jobs Trust is one of Disney’s largest shareholders, Jobs’ estate makes money when a DROID is sold.
dZJB TIL that the Black Swallower fish can eat prey twice it’d own length and ten times it’s weight.
78JPX TIL on January 25, 1979, Robert Williams became the first known robot fatality.
w5WJ TIL some websites bump up their prices for people who are visiting on a MAC, because MAC owners are willing to pay more.
BdNd TIL that there is a “three generations of punishment” sentence in North Korea. This means a person would be sent to the camp along with that person’s entire family and two subsequent generations of family members would be born in prison and live their entire lives there.