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TIL in the movie Fight Club there is a Starbucks coffee cup in almost every scene, Fincher’s use of the cups is closely linked to the films anti consumerism.

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1a1lW TIL China has 7 coffee shops that are a blatant ripoffs of Starbucks, competing with actual Starbucks without any legal consequences.
85E4 TIL Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, Goldeneye, Fallout, Banjo-Kazooie, Prey (which would not be released for another 9 years), and Duke Nukem Forever (which would not be released for another 14 years) were all revealed at E3 1997 over the span of three days
KOlB4 TIL that two species of vultures (New World and Old World) evolved completely separately from each other on different continents, suggesting that vultures have a huge and essential ecological value in nature.
QJJkk TIL about a French law that demands that manufacturers display how long their appliances will last. French companies have to inform consumers how long spare parts for the product will be available or risk a fine of up to €15,000 (£11,000).
VvrB TIL of William Jackson Marion, who was hanged for the murder of John Cameron. Four years later, the “victim” returned from his travels