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TIL that Microsoft “lost nearly $70 billion in market value” for trying to bundle Internet Explorer with Microsoft Windows products.

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wLMX8 TIL that “Peasant dish” Ratatouille is not pepperoni, but a combination of vegetables.
LkAgZ TIL Socrates left no written work, and all we know about him is what other people (specifically Plato) wrote about him
grPQA TIL that not only has “Tiptoe Through The Tulips” by Tiny Tim become known for its eerie sound and use in horror movies, but Tiny Tim actually had a heart attack while performing the song and died.
oMKE TIL Horror movie soundtracks sometimes include infrasound, which is sound below the range of human hearing. Even though we can’t hear it we can still feel it and infrasound has been shown to induce anxiety, heart palpitations, and shivering.
EgZdV TIL of the incredible variety of Indigenous Cultures and Languages in Central America, with Mexico alone having over 60 officially recognised languages and cultures, with a range of genetic diversity between the different groups greater than that between Western Europeans and S.E. Asians.