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TIL that cellphone companies in the USA employ several myths in order to over charge their customers.

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aDAZ TIL Apollo 11 Astronauts couldn’t get life insurance prior to their launch so they gave themselves their own “life insurance policy made of autographs” that could be sold by their families if they did not return.
RYM4 Beverly Hills sits atop an oil field with nearly 100 active wells, many disguised as buildings, producing ~1 million barrels/year
8an7a TIL -40° is the only unit in temperature where both Celsius and Fahrenheit converge.
EQQo TIL The Gospel of Judas claims the other disciples had not learned the true Gospel, which Jesus taught only to Judas… also suggests that Christ planned the course of events which led to his death and Judas was simply obedient in assisting the suicide by government.
4bLw TIL that Canada Post receives millions of letters addressed to Santa Claus each year, with a special dedicated postal code, H0H 0H0. About 15,000 current and retired Canada Post employees respond to each letter received pretending to be Santa