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TIL Microsoft receives up to $8 per Android device sold in royalties ≈ $3.4 billion in 2013

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4BOg TIL Abraham Lincoln died with only $5 in his pocket. Ironic because he ended up on the $5 bill
oR7g8 TIL that of the five boxers who defeated Muhammad Ali, four of them including Joe Fraizer were trained by one man, Eddie Futch. Futch would study Ali’s style and devise weaknesses to take advantage of.
ep4Bg TIL that the numbers associated with motor oil are the viscosity rates based on cold and hot temperatures. The first number followed by a “w” refers to the cold temperature and the second is the hot temperature. Both refer to the thickness and viscosity of the oil at different temps.
b6Zop TIL that the term "soccer" originated in England as slang representing the "soc" in "association football"
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