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

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Y7Prr TIL Plato real name was probably Aristocles. Plato was a nickname given to him by his wrestling coach with Plato meaning "broad"
xAjo TIL the Mayflower landed early because they ran out of beer. This was because water was unsafe, but beer remained drinkable.
JNNV TIL that Steven Russell escaped from prison by using laxatives to fake the symptoms of AIDS. He then called the prison, posing as a doctor, asking for prisoners interested in an experimental treatment, and volunteered. Once out of Texas, he sent death certificates to the prison stating he had died
obl7 TIL a student wanted to name the international system of units make 10^27 (1 octillion) a “hella” matter. The Universe would be 1.4 hellameters. If it wouldnt be rejected, it would make the universe officialy “hella big”.
16Qv4 TIL The title screen theme from Ocarina of Time was originally from the NES era. It was used in Mario 3 and the o.g. Zelda.