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TIL that the pacemaker, fridges, WiFi and Google Maps are all Australian inventions.

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7OyM TIL More than 10% of Japan’s GDP comes from its anime industry
0d0yN TIL the 2024 Ig Nobel prize in physiology was awarded to researchers who discovered that mammals can breathe through their anuses. This might offer an alternative way of getting oxygen into critically ill patients if ventilator & artificial lung supplies run low.
Yodx TIL foxes use the Earth’s magnetic field to target prey beneath the snow
pY4Ne TIL the word shark used to mean "scoundrel" and sharks used to be called "sea dogs" instead. The term "loan sharks" predates its use for the fish and refers to them being villains, rather than a comparison to the predator.
dDDp9 TIL; Wally Feresten has worked with every “Saturday Night Live” cast member for the last 30 years as the "cue card guy".