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TIL The Burger King chain is called Hungry Jack’s in Australia

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gMB0W TIL about reactance, an emotion that occurs when a person feels that someone or something is taking away their choices or limiting the range of alternatives.
gMgdD TIL that an 81 year old man called Giles Corey, accused of being a wizard in 1692, was the only man in American history to be subjected to death by pressing in an attempt to get him to submit to trial by jury. It is said that his response to the torture was to tell them to add 'more weight.'
e0ygk TIL that researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered another job for introverts: grammar police.
k7e7 TIL from 2011 to 2013, a hacker group repeatedly broke into Microsoft’s computer network: Using stolen credentials, they even were able to walk into Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond. Walking out again, they took three unreleased Xbox One dev kits with them.
neNEo TIL of Times Beach, Missouri. In the early 70's, to curb a dust problem caused by dirt roads, the town hired a contractor to spray used motor oil on the roads. The motor oil had been mixed with another chemical, dioxin, leading to one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S history.