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TIL Virgin Media tasked 10 staff working around the clock to find 1 voicemail recording of an OAP's late wife, as he had lost it due to the system upgrade.

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v1xWL TIL: the "legs" you see in old high speed footage of nuclear tests are a result of the explosion chasing down the wires of the support tower. The metal of the wire conducts heat faster than the surrounding air, allowing the pulses to move out ahead of the rest of the blast.
rRN5y TIL that the Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer (Kintsukuroi) is based on the philosophy that the object is more beautiful because it was broken
oRwLA TIL Despite its reputation as the most staunchly Republican state, the Democratic Candidate William Jennings Bryan won the state of Utah by a margin of 65.43% in the state's first-ever presidential election in 1896, the strongest performance by a presidential candidate in Utah.
PQYn TIL In the year 2000, Japanese citizens voted that instant noodles are the best national invention of the 20th century.
78OY7 TIL: Over 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria for their religion since 2009 (as of March 23)