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TIL in Japan, the “Logitech” brand is called “Logicool”.

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pkkQ TIL that despite a universal dislike for it, the font Comic Sans has become highly regarded by those who work with dyslexic children - one of the better uses for which it was never intended.
PYZmE TIL about Vickrey auction, a type of sealed-bid auction. Bidders submit written bids without knowing the bid of the other people in the auction. The highest bidder wins, but the price paid is the second-highest bid. This was first described academically by Nobel winner William Vickrey in 1961.
ep5lg TIL South Africa ended its nuclear weapons program in 1993, making it the only country to achieve nuclear weapons capability and voluntarily relinquish it.
BBAK TIL that Iron Man was created by Stan Lee as a challenge to create a hero no one should like and force people to like him.
KYkYJ TIL At least 30 Million people in China live in cave homes, called yaodongs; because they are warm in the winter and cool in the summer, some people find caves more desirable than concrete homes in the city.