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TIL Bill Gates’ mugshot was used to create the Outlook 2010 default profile picture

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Wk6R4 TIL the years-long legal battle between the owners of Hello Kitty and Miffy ended after the Japanese tsunami... both parties agreed to immediately drop the case and donate their anticipated legal fees to the Tsunami Relief Effort
woDPP TIL that about a third of all wolf deaths (and 2/3 of natural wolf deaths) in Yellowstone are caused by other wolves.
xy9w TIL that in “Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah”, the big white building in Shinjuku that takes a beating from Mecha-King Ghidorah and Godzilla during the final battle is the main center for tax in Japan, during the cinema showing the audience cheered when it was destroyed.
MeV4K TIL Tinder, Match.com, OKCupid, and PoF are owned by the same company.
VMrmk TIL that in Mid-Imperial China (900s-1400s), imperial officials wore special caps that had two very long "horns" protruding on both sides which aimed to prevent them from whispering at each other during court ceremonies. Called the Zhangokfutou, it was invented by the paranoiac Song Dynasty.