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TIL that the CEO of Netflix once said that Blockbuster was throwing everything at them, but the kitchen sink. The next day he received a kitchen sink from the CEO of Blockbuster.

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69loZ TIL that the different laws and formulae in physics and mathematics weren't named after the same "Bernoulli"
57D8 TIL there was an actual federal court case titled “UNITED STATES v. APPROXIMATELY 64,695 POUNDS OF SHARK FINS”
k58E TIL that humans aren’t the only species that commits suicide. Dogs, ducks, and whales also exhibit self-destructive behavior after the death of an owner or a mate.
8egw4 TIL: In 2009, two college students were jailed for refusing to pay a $16.35 mandatory tip at a Pennsylvania restaurant, citing poor service. After national attention, charges were dropped, and the case sparked widespread debate over tipping and whether it should depend on service quality.