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TIL wealthy Chinese criminals occasionally hire look-a-likes to serve their prison sentence

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l5ZV TIL that the U.S. edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the longest of the series at 870 pages, but it is written in 11.5-point Adobe Garamond font. It would be even longer if it was in 12-point font like the others in the series.
mxQdM TIL Wifi exists because cellular networks didn't license the frequency band (2.4 GHz) since the frequency is subject to interference, allowing researchers to experiment with the unlicensed band and develop the technology
4Xk1g TIL there is no longer anyone alive who was born in the 1800s
Oo5Z6 TIL that in 1998 USA, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers.
xrWw TIL Dalmations are seen in popular culture as “firehouse dogs” because of their natural affinity towards horses They would commonly run alongside or underneath the horse drawn fire carriages in the days of old