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TIL That Nikola Tesla invented the radio in 1892, then 6 years later invented the first remote controlled toy boat.

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69r9Z TIL there is a golf course situated between the two runways at the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. The course is owned by the Royal Thai Airforce, however it is open to the public as long as golfers clear airport security.
yv5M TIL Los Angeles once had the largest electric rail system in the world, until automobile, tire, and oil companies bought and dismantled it, along with mass transit systems in 44 other US cities. The mass transit systems were replaced with freeways and buses, increasing sales of cars, tires, and oil.
jNV5M TIL a Harvard study found that hiring one highly productive ‘toxic worker’ does more damage to a company’s bottom line than employing several less productive, but more cooperative, workers.
wLOwW TIL a study shows that smokers have been found to be more successful at quitting smoking when they go "cold turkey" (sudden abstinence), as opposed to gradually cutting back.
l7JGB TIL that according to the CDC, you are 30,000 times more likely to experience a bathroom injury than to win the Mega Millions jackpot. The National Weather Service also reports that you are 250 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to win the lottery.