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TIL the TV show 'Black Mirror' derives its name from the reflection you see in a switched off screen or monitor

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KOlWE TIL That during WW2 there were around 250,000+ Filipino soldiers that fought for the allied forces and were promised the same compensation as their American counterparts, but in 1946 Truman signed the Rescission Act of 1946 which denied Filipino soldiers all of their benefits.
xV6vo TIL hair salons in the UK have started to include a "quiet chair" for people who don't want to engage in small talk while getting their hair cut.
5Vlpr TIL of Hank the Tank, a black bear accused of breaking into over two dozen Lake Tahoe homes and threatened with euthanasia before later being exonerated by DNA evidence.
gxZ7 TIL that Justin Bieber is the fifth most hated man in a US poll that includes murderers.
MVBB TIL that the etymology of ‘internet trolls’ is from fishing (e.g. trolling for fish), rather than describing ugly large humanoids with poor intellect.