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TIL: Bill Gates father, Bill Gates Sr, is still alive and well at 94 years old.

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aJLy TIL in 1975 P&G released the super-absorbent and long-lasting ‘Rely’ Tampon brand, marketed under the tagline “It Even Absorbs the Worry.” However, because women left the tampon in so long, the bloody tampon was perfect environment to culture bacteria, causing an epidemic of Toxic Shock Syndrome.
8M0P TIL that not only is the woman in the “We Can Do It” poster not Rosie the Riveter, but the poster was meant to remind employees considering unions that they could be replaced by women, not to inspire women to work.
VVnp TIL Carl Sagan sued Apple Computer in 1994. Apple used ‘Carl Sagan’ as an internal code for the Power Macintosh 7100. Apple lost and renamed it 'BHA’, for Butt Head Astronomer. Sagan sued again, and lost.
VMjJm TIL The Commonwealth of Australia is registered as an American company.
x6l9o TIL Australia doesn't use the solstices and equinoxes to define the seasons, instead it's weather based and each season is 3 full months. Summer is Dec 1 to Feb 28.