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TIL that reddit has spent a total of $500 on advertising since its creation, all of which went towards stickers

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m1GYv Today I learned about Mike Rowe, who in 2003 bought MikeRoweSoft.com, which caused a legal kerfuffle at first but the case was later settled in exchange for an XBOX & an all-expense paid trip for him to Microsoft HQ.
4kBD5 TIL that swinging our arms when walking makes us spend less energy and walk faster than if we tried to hold them still.
oGmr TIL that in 2001, a 17-year-old arrested for marijuana possession was sentenced by a Massachusetts judge to listen to Afroman’s song “Because I Got High” and write a report about it as his punishment.
awPQA TIL Whoopi Goldberg's birth name is Caryn Elaine Johnson. "Whoopi" is because she got gassy, "Goldberg" is due to a claim of Jewish ancestry.
VBlM0 TIL that the United States once had a $10,000 bill with Salmon P. Chase as the face, a former Chief Justice and Secretary of the Treasury.