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TIL when AOL 4.0 launched in 1998, they used ALL of the world’s CD production capacity for several weeks

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b9JQ7 TIL - between the 4th and 5th century, ancient Athens adopted Ostracism, a (check and balance) system that allowed the citizens to vote to exile and banish anyone deemed a threat or tyrant for ten years. The ostracism was only considered valid if the total number of votes counted to at least 6000
LknKm TIL Juno Beach was originally going to named Jelly Beach, but Churchill disapproved of the name, finding it to be undignified "for a beach on which so many men might die".
m1mOy TIL that the Graflex FlashFlashstar is a type of lightsaber that was made famous by Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy. The Graflex FlashFlashstar was originally a 1920s-era photographic flashgun, which was modified and used as the basis for the lightsaber prop.
0EXR TIL the CEO of Lifelock, had his identity stolen 13 times after posting his real Social Security No. The company was sued by Experian for placing false fraud alerts on clients, thus keeping LifeLock clients’ files in a constant state of alert. They also were fined $12 million for false advertising.
e0gWk TIL a 1967 study showed that only 38% of people were able to identify recordings of their own voice within 5 seconds.