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TIL - In 2004 and 2007, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey found that Comcast had the worst customer satisfaction rating of any company or government agency in the country, including the Internal Revenue Service.

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nePPb TIL that the Titanic was a part of 3 large ships called Olympic Class by a company called White Star, looking forward to compete with what at the moment we’re the largest vessels in the world. 2 out of the 3 sunk in less than 1 year (with the Titanic as everyone knows, sinking in the first travel)
v1lPB TIL that Susan Bennet, who was the original voice of Siri, didn’t find out her voice had been chosen until a coworker emailed her and asked if it was her voice
5Yn0Q TIL Words like Juggernaut, Punch, Calico,Shampoo have been brought by the British Raj from India to the English language.
oRxwY TIL that prior to WWII, while working as a circus performer, was also working for US Army intelligence, photographing German U-boats in Mexican harbors.
kJwME TIL that James Bond author Ian Fleming received advice from a fan called Geoffrey Boothroyd, on what sort of firearms Bond would have used. As a gesture of thanks, Fleming would name a gun expert in Dr No as Major Boothroyd.