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TIL Tommy Wiseau named the Mark character in The Room after Matt Damon. He didn’t know Matt Damon’s first name wasn’t Mark.

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GYVa1 TIL In 2010, Apple soldered RAM in some laptops which prevented upgrades. In 2015, they soldered the SSD in some laptops, also preventing upgrades.
QOyp TIL that H&R Block once discovered that their own taxes were too complex for them to manage.
XElAE TIL Gloria Ramirez died of cancer in the ER. Then 23 of the 37 staff became mysteriously ill which the hospital attributed to mass hysteria. An investigation concluded that Gloria's blood drawn and cooled in the ER broke down to dimethyl sulfate and vaporized, causing their illnesses.
OGM67 TIL A new species of whale, the Pacificito, was discovered off the coast of Mexico in 2019. It's the first new whale species found in over 20 years, with a unique skull shape, dorsal fin, and vocalizations. The small population size and limited range make conservation efforts crucial.
LkxdV TIL the Louvre put up signs in Mandarin (and only in Mandarin), telling Chinese tourists not to shit on the floor. Tourist sites in Egypt face similar problems, as does Disneyland Shanghai