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TIL: Susan Bennet, the voice of Siri, didn't even know she had been chosen for Siri, and was only able to get the job because the previous voice-over artist selected for it was absent at the time she was needed. She learned she was Siri when a friend contacted her in October 2011.

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A81d TIL the United States rents Guantanamo Bay from Cuba for $4085 a month, but Cuba has only cashed one check in the past 55 years –– by accident.
neRbr TIL that milk goes so well with cookies because milk has the sixth basic taste called "oleogustus", or fat taste, which changes the overall sensory profile of sweet desserts.
78EX7 TIL: In 1977, a lightning bolt hit a NYC power line, triggering a 25-hour blackout. The blackout led to widespread looting and arson. It showed how vulnerable cities are to natural disasters.
oB1gY TIL that Russia offered to sell Alaska to Liechtenstein, and only offered it to the USA after they declined.
YpRBA TIL a toilet cleaner in the Netherlands was advertised using the slogan "We, the people at Toilet Duck, recommend Toilet Duck." The slogan is still being used as today a general saying to dispute the independence of an expert when his statements align with his self-interest.