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TIL Microsoft made a series of marketing blunders including CUNT (Critical Update Notification Tool), Bang (now bing) and spent $200M promoting the line “Prepare to Fly” just before 9/11.

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Q8dE TIL: Lions with black manes are alpha males. A dark-maned lion’s testosterone levels are higher than the levels in other males, his cubs are more likely to survive, and he is more likely to recover from wounds. Lionesses prefer a dark-maned mate.
7rxaO TIL that non-sexual procreation is widespread in the animal kingdom. Even snakes, sharks, and lizards are reportedly capable of parthenogenesis, or virgin birth.
QyvM TIL After the First World War, Hungary lost 72% off his territory
78lbX TIL that Rankin/Bass who created the Christmas classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", also released an Easter special in 1976 titled "The First Easter Rabbit"
1JvP TIL Mark Cuban has an American Airlines Lifetime Pass that he purchased for $125k when he was 29. And once he used it to kick Magic Johnson off of a plane so he could have his seat.