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TIL that Facebook engineers originally wanted to call the “Like” button the “Awesome” button.

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W7vXo TIL that South College, a private for-profit college in the United States, has locations throughout the American South but is actually named after its current owner / chancellor. In 1989 it was acquired by businessman Stephen A. South.
v1144 TIL Japan's prime minister sends you a silver cup when you turn 100
OoyMY TIL of Busta Rhymes Island, a 40x40 island in Central Massachusetts unofficially named by a local who is trying to make the name official through common usage. When asked why the name "Busta Rhymes Island," the local said "It has rope swings, blueberries, and... stuff Busta would enjoy."
0dMa5 TIL that Eric Robert's is one of the most prolific actors of all time, with 849 acting credits on IMDb since 1978. That is roughly 18 gigs per year for 46 years
rNWjw TIL about the Paraguayan War in which 90% of males in the country died as well as over half the general population.