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TIL: That there is internet via Amateur Radio!

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MeaWW TIL that Argentina has the most pets per capita, with 80% of the population having a pet. Argentineans have the most dogs (66% of pet-owners), Russians have the most cats (57% of pet-owners), Turks have the most birds (20% of the population), and Chinese have the most fish (17% of the population)
R5Kx4 TIL Coca-Cola still produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year and sells it to opioid manufacturers
VBLj8 TIL that both Quantum tunneling and Quantum Entanglement are both involved in the process of a tadpole turning into a frog.
R7M88 TIL During WWII, Germans built fake airfields with fake wooden planes. Allies knew they were fake and dropped wooden bombs on them.
DYYr TIL Traditional cheese makers were so threatened by artificial cheese production that they tried to name it “Embalmed Cheese” to decrease sales. The US government had to step in, and the name was formally made “Processed Cheese” which we still use today.