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TIL the "D" in the SD card logo is actually an optical disc, because the image was borrowed from Toshiba's unsuccessful Super Density (SD) Disc standard.

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awx6A TIL about the Percentages Agreement; an agreement through which Churchill, towards the end of the WWII, basically sold Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary to Stalin, in exchange for Greece.
ADpGn TIL that Mr. Rogers had a deep friendship with Koko, a gorilla who knew over 1000 words in sign language. He even had her on his series titled "You and I Together", dedicated to helping children get over their fears of meeting new people or being in different situations.
vPjKR TIL after the band The Sisters of Mercy split up, singer Andrew Eldritch heard his ex-bandmates were starting a new band called The Sisterhood. Eldritch secured legal rights to the name, and released a critically panned single the same day his ex-bandmates played their debut show. Both bands failed.
J1QN1 TIL: The United States Bowling Congress since 2018 has been accused of corruption and conflict of interest as the newest president enact new policies behind closed doors, handpick executives, conduct secret negotiations with ball manufacturers, and redesigned the league rating system.
Rdy7 TIL that U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes arbitrated a land dispute between Argentina and Paraguay. He decided in favor of Paraguay, giving the country 60% of its current territory. Paraguay still honors Hayes, and there is a local soccer club named after him, Club Presidente Hayes.