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TIL that the .io domain was originally meant for the British Indian Ocean Territory but startups decided to use it because it was short.

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aO19 TIL while promoting “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” on the Daily Show, Hugh Grant angrily asked, “What is that clip? It’s a terrible clip,” to which Jon Stewart replied, “Well, then make a better fucking movie.”
rewe TIL Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are surprised to discover its status as America’s national pastime.
LQD10 TIL Argentina forced Mcdonald's in their country to sell the Big Mac at an artificially low price to improve their country's performance on the Big Mac index; effectively hiding their country's inflation
Eg5xW TIL the "affect heuristic" is a heuristic, a mental shortcut that allows people to make decisions and solve problems quickly and efficiently, in which current emotion—fear, pleasure, surprise, etc.—influences decisions.
9wWWm TIL that boxer Vitali Klitschko was never knocked down in the ring, and was actually winning on points against Lennox Lewis, when a cut above Klitschko’s eye was bad enough for Lewis to be deemed the winner.