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Today I Learned: Guy Pearce Is Australian

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vPJ4D TIL in pre-1985 episodes of Jeopardy!, a sound accompanied a contestant ringing in. The sound was later eliminated because it was "distracting to the viewers" and presented a problem when contestants rang in while the clue was being read.
Y7BRB TIL that soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around. "Soy" comes from the Japanese "shoyu" (soy sauce), which is from a Chinese word meaning "thick, oily paste".
NP86 TIL that the Packard plant in Detroit is the largest abandoned industrial facility in the world.
YpNMv TIL about the Tyranny of Small Decisions, a phenomenon where small, individually rational decisions can lead to large and undesirable outcomes, and the irreversible destruction of desired alternatives.
b6Gr7 TIL Billy Bob Thornton has a phobia of antique furniture and certain types of silverware.