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TIL in 2011 Staples licensed the name "Dunder Mifflin" from NBC to sell their own paper products under that brand.

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Eg0p TIL the F4 Phantom II was called “World’s Leading Distributor of MiG Parts” because it destroyed so many MiG fighters
b6LmN TIL - 50% of Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page) played on Donovan's 1966 hit, "Sunshine Superman."
nKXr TIL that a gymnast born with no legs and abandoned by her parents at birth was inspired by an Olympic gymnast who turned out to be her biological sister!
Lwnr TIL Kit Harington didn’t know his name was actually Christopher until the age of 11. Having gone by Kit since he was born.
v19Xx TIL sperm whales click loud enough to hear each other from thousands of miles away. Some researchers believe this is how they can communicate with each other from opposite sides of the planet. And if you’re close enough, the vibrations can paralyze or even vibrate you to death.