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TIL Google is now worth more than the entire Russian stock market

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PMve TIL there is a thing called Black Day (April 14) in South Korea where the people who didn’t receive anything on the equivalent of valentine’s day eat black noodles and mourn being single.
jN08v TIL Dr. Seuss used his full name, Theodore Geisel, until he was caught drinking alcohol in his college room when the consumption of alcohol was illegal in the U.S. He was forcefully resigned from working on the school magazine, but he still sneaked in his work under his middle name, Seuss.
v1RE8 TIL that Lebron James refuses to pay for apps or music and only uses his phone when he's on wifi
5V6rD TIL Friday the 13th (1980) was panned by critics upon release. Gene Siskel was a vocal critic of the film, going so far as to publicly spoil the ending in an attempt to convince audiences not to see it and encourage detractors to write to actress Betsy Palmer and express their contempt for the film.
loOe1 TIL that Disney passed on the script of "Back to the Future", saying the idea of a mother falling in love with her son was contrary to the company's longtime traditional family-friendly image