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TIL that the Dutch East India Company is considered the world’s first multinational corporation. It was a “company-State” that over its 200-year history, had stockholders, occupied territory, minted currency and even tried/executed prisoners.

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m18R TIL that outside of western cultures, drinking milk is quite uncommon, and that up to 75% of the world’s population may be lactose intolerant.
Lmlm TIL The THX Sound (Deep Note) is perceived louder than it actually is because it has such a large spectrum of frequencies
p41O TIL John Pike, the infamous UC Davis “Pepper Spray Cop” made an annual salary of $121,680 before leaving after 8 months paid leave after the incident.
4XLeb TIL the Haskell Free Library is the only library to operate in 2 countries on the US/Canada border. It has 2 entrances, one on each country and is a transnational space where citizens from both countries can enter without a passport.
8vwG TIL God Bless America was written by a Russian guy.