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

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4kmj5 TIL Marilyn Monroe was instrumental in kickstarting Ella Fitzgerald's career. A 1950's nightclub owner was reluctant to hire an overweight black singer until Monroe intervened saying if he did, she would sit in the front row every night. Once Ella was hired, Marilyn sat in front row for weeks
RMkQ TIL that Ann Landers was responsible for the urban legend of people putting razor blades in children’s halloween candy.
Ypp6W One cartographer has done the heavy lifting, and rail fans are pumped.
1a6Mr TIL Anderson Cooper once saved a Haitian boy from looters after the 2010 earthquake
kloB TIL human rights groups intend to deliver copies of “The Interview” to North Korea via air balloon. Previous “air balloon” campaigns have included dropping USB drives containing biographies of Gandhi and MLK Jr. in Korean.