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TIL about Allen Wu, the fired CEO of ARM China who still continues to operate ARM China as he is in possession of ARM China's official company stamp (chop), which is required to legally fire him

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d855K TIL The Kop at Liverpool FC is named for the Liverpudlian soldiers who died in South Africa
5YBBP TIL The United States spends more on their defense budget than China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United Kingdom, India, France, and Japan combined.
l7J85 TIL 73.9% of North Americans are overweight
xQAg TIL the man who invented autopilot was also the founding member of the mile-high club.
Wk1Eo TIL that Lewis and Clark's campsite 'travelers rest' was located by detecting mercury left behind in their stool samples. To combat constepation they consumed pills which contained the metal, mercury doesnt biodegrade so it's still detectable in multiple site locations across America.