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TIL that in 1990 phone companies continued to charge a “touch tone fee” for use of touch tone phones in the home even though the companies actually saved money through the use of those phones.

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DVVr TIL the U.S. is running out of Plutonium-238, which is necessary for space missions because only nuclear power can provide reliable energy so far from the sun for such an extended period of time
NX4Oe TIL Richard Wagner fled to Zurich between 1849 and 1858, due to his involvement in the May uprising in Dresden. Zurich changed Wagner from being an employed conductor and composer to becoming a freelance composer and writer, which was a new concept
Lpwr TIL: The Darwin Awards poster child, who sued McDonalds over coffee burns, is actually a very sweet old lady who only want the company to be accountable. She did not get millions from the lawsuit as reported, and almost died from the burns she sustained.
nepAo TIL Mohandas Gandhi is one of the strongest symbols of non-violence in the 20th century. It is widely held – in retrospect – that the Indian national leader should have been the very man to be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was nominated several times, but was never awarded the prize.
Bg7ae TIL that boxer Ken Norton credited his 1973 victory over Muhammad Ali, down to having read the book Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.