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TIL 70% of celullar network traffic in Bangladesh is missed calls

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ONE7 TIL the number of devices connected to the internet now exceeds the number of people in the world
ANLJl TIL that Nazi used to be a common abbreviation for the German name Ignaz, before Hitler was a thing. The linked historical song (1928) translates to "She has a big Nazi and a small Nazi and loves both of them" meaning a woman loving her husband and her son both named Ignaz
6E9Ql TIL Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, Who Wrote Such Hits as "Surfin' Safari" and "Surfin' USA," Has a Lifelong Fear of Water
yVlXl TIL that all polar bears in Iceland are shot on sight. They are not native to the island, and dangerous because they are hungry after floating over on ice from Greenland. It is too difficult and expensive to return them home.
dDxdr TIL there is a dish called Escamoles in Mexico made from ant larva that has been around since the Aztecs.