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TIL, in 2011 Apple had more cash than the United States Treasury Department.

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rRPde TIL that Tay was an artificial intelligence bot that was released by Microsoft via Twitter on March 23, 2016; it caused controversy when the bot began to post inflammatory and offensive tweets through its Twitter account, causing Microsoft to shut down the service only 16 hours after its launch.
LQEl0 TIL that older fish live longer if fed the poo of younger fish
0Gpp TIL that there are women who are prepared to pay to have their breasts slapped to make said breasts appear fuller and firmer.
GYwX1 TIL the Property Brothers have a music career, but they go by the Scott Brothers.
woo57 TIL that in 1977 the "Hillside Strangler" serial killers posed as undercover police officers and stopped a female driver. They dropped their plan to abduct and murder her after learning that she was the daughter of Peter Lorre, who was known for playing disturbed characters.