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TIL that 53.5% of the funding for Tor, comes from the U.S. government.

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x6LOk TIL that in 1923 boxer Jack Dempsey was knocked out of the ring and hit his head on a typewriter by opponent Luis Firpo, but would still go on to win the bout by KO.
rXPd TIL the Hollister store chain threatened to sue merchants in the city of Hollister, California who sold shirts that had the city’s name on it.
XEaM8 TIL that the names Keanu and Ailani only include letters from the Hawaiian alphabet, which includes just 5 vowels and seven consonants. Unisex names are also banned in countries such as Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Portugal ect.
5pBD TIL not only is Thriller by Michael Jackson the highest selling album of all time at 110 million worldwide, it’s total sales are greater than the number two (Dark Side of the Moon) and three (Back in Black) albums on the same list combined.
KODO6 TIL that in the entire state of Wyoming, there are a total of two sets of escalators.