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TIL the creators of Kazaa went on to become the team that created Skype.

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QeWk TIL Marilyn Monroe was a size 12. Today she would be a size 6.
o1oE TIL that after he watched a Pepsi commercial humorously showcasing an AV-8 Harrier II jet for 7,000,000 Pepsi points, a man attempted to buy the $23 million dollar jet by saving 15 points, paying $10 for shipping and handling, and sending in a check for $700,008.50 (at $0.10/point).
nWNNW TIL most cashiers in the US are not allowed to sit (as opposed to in the rest of the world)
PY7ag TIL about Don Bradman, a cricket player whose batting average was 99.94. A usual batting average in cricket is between 20 and 60.
1xpD TIL that in 2001, a Norwegian container ship rescued 438 refugees in open ocean between Indonesia and Australia. The ship was then refused entry into Australian waters, but entered anyway. Australia then sent troops to board the ship.