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TIL Microsoft has a patent, for opening a new window when you click a hyperlink, that expires in 2021

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epKOL TIL that in Japanese Folklore, rain falling from a clear sky, also known as a sunshower, is called kitsune no yomeiri or the kitsune's wedding! The event is a good omen, but the Kitsune will seek revenge on uninvited guests!
DQ49j TIL Let's Potato Chips is a fictional brand of potato chips that has appeared in shows such as Community, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and many others. Let's was created by prop company, Independent Studio Services, to avoid copyright concerns.
vP50j TIL that Margaret Thatcher's son was heavily involved in financing an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea
rRNnd TIL about Pascal Poolaw, Sr., a Kiowa Indian soldier who won a silver star in WWII, two silver stars in Korea, and one in Vietnam. He also won five bronze stars and three purple hearts.
QNMeX TIL that the ancient Romans did not simply have a god of doors, but a specific goddess of door hinges, a god for dual doors, and a third one for the threshold