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TIL In 2015 Carlos Slim’s companies accounted for approximately 40% of the listings on Mexico’s stock exchange and his net worth was equivalent to about 6% of Mexico's gross domestic product.

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OoaG1 TIL that we say "redhead" since red was the only relevant color word in Old and Middle English. Oranges arrived in England after 1300 AD and only became a color descriptor after 1540. Carrots arrived in 1530 but were purple and yellow at the time, as orange carrots were only popularized after 1600.
j69Ap TIL The Smarties Candy in most countries outside the US is a Chocolate M&Ms alternative instead of a Sugar Tablet.
MeR1W TIL that Nintendo pushed usage of the term "game console" so people would stop calling products from other manufacturers "Nintendos", otherwise they would have risked losing their trademark.
BrPYL TIL that the TIE fighters in Star Wars were named that way because George Lucas thought they looked like bow ties.
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