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TIL that Smart in Smartphones, smart-homes, etc, stands for "Self Monitoring And Reporting Technologies"

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jvEE TIL that J.J Tomson was awarded a Nobel prize for discovering particle like nature of electron while his son G.P. Thomson is awarded Nobel prize for discovering wave like nature of electron
xAaD TIL the current Earl of Sandwich owns and founded a chain of 24 sandwich shops, the first of which opened in Walt Disney World
dDARd TIL there is a genus of plant in the pea family called Clitoria. Its name comes from its flowers, which look like human vulvas. Some species' flowers are edible and commonly used in Southeast and South Asian cuisines and traditional medicine.
6kww TIL the head of the American Association of Feed Control Officials admitted that meat meal, used to make pet food, may contain the remains of euthanized shelter animals.
GAwA1 TIL in WW2 the Royal Air Force had "Committees of Adjustment," whose job was to destroy any embarrasing personal belongings of missing servicemen before handing their things over to the families. An early form of deleting your friend's browser history.