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TIL that Apple actually license the 'iOS' trademark from Cisco. Cisco had used it for at least 10 years prior to Apple for their operating system.

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P1W4V TIL about Chicken Hypnotism: By simply drawing a line in front of a Chicken, you can immobilize it for up to 30mins
e0X7g TIL that despite increases in computer power, each Shrek film has taken about twice as many hours to render as the one before it. Dreamworks calls this "Shrek's Law".
jvvM TIL Leonardo da Vinci had extensive knowledge in painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He is considered one of the most diversely talented individuals to have ever lived.
GyZJ TIL for each person that died on 9/11 the US has spent $1.6 Billion to fighting the War on Terror (5 Trillion divided by 3,000)
VBwoD TIL in 1898, dissatisfied with the city leadership of Wilmington North Carolina, Alfred Moore Waddell led a mob to overthrow it and took over as mayor for eight years. He faced little opposition from the US government and no real consequences.