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TIL that in 1998 Sony launched 700,000 camcorders which unknowingly had the ability to see through people's clothes. They were immediately recalled.

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x696o TIL that both India and Pakistan had British Colonial officers as their Commander in Chief of their respective armies until 1951.
W7JwA Til that Eratosthenes, the Greek philosopher who was the first known person to calculate the circumference of the Earth, died aged 82 by voluntarily starving himself to death because he was going blind
61dw TIL of twin brothers who ran a marathon where halfway through the race they switched places in a toilet. The 1st brother drove ahead while his twin ran,rejoining the race ahead finishing 9th winning R6000. A keen eyed journalist noticed the two wore their watches on opposite hands in different pics.
X0De6 TIL of Max von Gerlach, the partial inspiration for the titular character in 'The Great Gatsby'. He was a German bootlegger who often lied about his past, frequently threw lavish parties, and referred to his neighbor F. Scott Fitzgerald as 'old sport' in multiple letters.
rRrae TIL that the first academic paper proposing edging as a way to battle premature ejaculation was written by a doctor whose last name was Semans.