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TIL the creator of pop-up ads, Ethan Zuckerman, apologized for its creation, saying “I’m sorry. Our intentions were good.”

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P19Oe TIL Andre Agassi won 10 of 11 matches after seeing a "tick" in Boris Becker's serve. Agassi could predict where Becker was serving based on whether Becker stuck his tongue out in the middle of his lip or to the left corner of his lip. Agassi told Becker over a pint of beer - after they retired.
X0wyj TIL that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom was only established in 2009. Before then, the final court of appeal in the country was the House of Lords, the upper house of the U.K. Parliament.
wLJoW TIL that an ocean quahog clam named Ming lived to 507 years old
7rWvZ TIL that when hungry bears tear into a beehive, they're actually looking for tasty bee larvae, which they much prefer over the plentiful honey inside.
PKML TIL that Beethoven wrote Moonlight sonata to a blind girl who wanted to know what was a moonlight like