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TIL some websites bump up their prices for people who are visiting on a MAC, because MAC owners are willing to pay more.

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VMoGD TIL that in the year 1909, the British Intelligence Agency MI6 was formed but it was kept such a secret that it wasn't formally acknowledged until the year 1994.
nWg9P TIL The Association for Women with Large Feet was a British organization founded in 1949 to lobby manufacturers to produce more stylish women's footwear in larger sizes. Later, they expanded their focus to lobbying for more clothing options for tall women. Members had to be at least 5' 8" (173 cm).
K0kQ TIL Australian PM Tony Abbott once responded, ‘Shit Happens’ to news of the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. He later said it was taken out of context, but when asked what the context was simply stared at the reporter in silence for a full minute.
OGO6 TIL the last time Britain was successfully invaded was 1066.
aor0 TIL That during his Indian campaign, Alexander the great encountered a tribe that hadn’t discovered fire yet