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TIL Comcast has ranked lower than the IRS in terms of customer satisfaction

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dDEXr TIL that the BGP, the protocol responsible for routing information across the internet is known as the three-napkin protocol because it was originally sketched out on the back of "three ketchup-stained napkins"
GAvl5 TIL: Abraham Lincoln’s dog Fido was also assassinated/murdered in 1865.
woV96 TIL In the middle half of the nineteenth century, more than one-half of the population of Ireland emigrated to the United States
MQ5A TIL there is a Polish reddit. Not subreddit, but an entire reddit.
v1y58 TIL that after being faced with budget problems during the filming of Titanic, James Cameron offered to give up his share of future profits but the studio didn't accept his offer as they believed it was an empty gesture because the film would have no profit