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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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jNY9M TIL When the Eagles broke up in 1980, Don Henley said in an interview that they would play again together “when Hell freezes over.” 14 years later, the Eagles released their comeback album, Hell Freezes Over.
vPamx TIL that the word "boycott" is named after Charles Boycott, a landlord who became ostracized after an organized movement not to do business with him
9w6e6 TIL Motorola invented the car radio, and the company’s name comes from this “Motorized Victrola”
NAYM TIL that in 2008 Detroit police used SWAT tactics to raid a party at an art museum. Guns drawn, they forced everyone to the floor before searching every attendee and confiscating over 40 vehicles… all because the museum didn’t have the right alcohol permit.
kJ7Wg TIL After the Osama Bin Laden raid the US Military used an early form of AI to analyze the recovered media and prevent imminent terror attacks.