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TIL elephants call and respond to each other by name

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aJbZ TIL, as of May 2014, the four largest wireless operators in the US will have a “Text-to-911” service intended for people with speech/hearing disability, as well as cases where a voice call might otherwise be dangerous.
16Dnd TIL The Wisconsin River used to flow "backwards" into the Great Lakes basin instead of into the Mississippi River.
X0ZnD TIL that summertime Atari Computer Camps were were located at colleges and school campuses. Young people between the ages of 10-18 could enroll and learn on Atari 400 and Atari 800 computers as well as take part in various sports, crafts, and activities and sleep in residence halls.
YpE87 TIL that the heart creates its own electric impulse to make a heartbeat, AKA Cardiac Conduction System.