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TIL The Museum of Endangered Sounds exists to allow streaming of once popular technological sounds. ie. the dial-up tone, ICQ chat tone, Windows 95 startup.

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oBpy7 TIL Joseph Kony (KONY 2012) has been living in Kafia Kingi and his soldiers, including his sons, sell honey at the local markets
ErG7 TIL The Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) goes into effect July 1, 2014 and requires every “commercial email” to have express or implied consent (the law is applicable if the business is based outside of Canada)
NXgxE TIL that Costco loses $30 to $40 million per year selling $4.99 rotisserie chickens. It is a loss leader, which draws customers who will hopefully purchase other items.
XpaD TIL Pareidolia is a type of illusion or misperception involving a vague or obscure stimulus being perceived as something clear and distinct. For example, in the discolorations of a burnt tortilla one sees the face of Jesus.
ORya The honey bee is dying off at an alarming rate and this is no small problem since they pollinate more than 100 types of crops in the US.