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TIL that the Playstation’s buttons have meanings. The triangle refers to the player’s view looking forward, square refers to menus or maps, and the circle and X represent Yes and No. The creator had hoped that other people would see these icons as such, and use them for their original propose.

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MLeW TIL when America lost it’s AAA credit rating in 2011, the treasury contacted S&P and said “such behavior could not occur without a response”. Within 2 weeks the SEC and DoJ were investigating the ratings agency and the government ended up suing them for $5 billion
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