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TIL That there is an automated bot that will fax your congress representatives via text message! Just text “Resist” to 50409

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kg1e TIL Lucille Ball saved Star Trek from being cancelled in 1964.
VMNpD TIL About Gorgeous Gussie, A Tennis Player from the 40's and 50's made famous by her frilly knickers!
P1MVn TIL The Battle of Bamber Bridge in 1943 between black and white US troops was sparked after army MPs tried to segregate British pubs and landlords responded by banning whites.
PYpWE TIL Record Companies sued Limewire creators for 72 Trillion Dollars in damages. That was more than global GDP in 2011.
EgxE0 TIL "The Razor and Blades Business Model" is the specific term used to describe a product sold at a low price (or given away) in order to increase sales of a complementary good. For example, low-cost printers that only accept expensive refill cartridges.