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TIL the Halo Effect is cognitive bias claiming that positive impressions of people, brands, and products in one area positively influence our feelings in another area.

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xVMEk TIL the world's largest retail store (by square footage) is Shinsegae Centum City Department Store in Busan, South Korea, with 3.163 million square feet.
4Dmw TIL on his 1909 safari, Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit killed a total of 17 lions, 11 elephants, and 20 rhinoceros. After the year-long hunt, “the expedition collected 1,100 specimens, including 500 big game.”
JdNm TIL John DeLorean, best known for developing the DeLorean DMC-12, also developed the Pontiac GTO, Firebird, Grand Prix, and Chevy Vega. He was arrested for drug trafficking in 1982 trying to raise money for his failing company and successfully defended himself proving entrapment by federal agents.
X00r8 TIL Softkey, founded by Kevin O'Leary, purchased many of the "Edutainment" software companies in the 1990's, acquiring Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, Number Crunchers, and other titles. With questionable business practices, they were considered the major player in the downfall of this sector
VMxPk TIL that there is a recurring provision prohibiting a redesign of the $1 bill. This is done to dissuade calls to change the bill and because of the cost to the vending machine industry