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TIL that the first alarm clock could only ring at 4 AM because it was made for a factory worker who needed to wake up early.

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Wle9 TIL that critics complained that Daler Mehndi’s music was only popular due to his videos that featured beautiful women dancing. Mehndi’s response was to create a video that featured only himself. The music video was the first made in India using greenscreen technology.
9QR6 TIL that the CERN management agreed and signed a legal document that made the web publicly available in such a way that no one could claim ownership of it and that would ensure it was a free and open standard for everyone to use.
RGvl TIL Musa I of Mali was so wealthy, when he made his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, he had 12,000 slaves who each carried 4 pounds of gold and 80 camels that carried 50-300 pounds of gold. He gave away so much gold to the poor in the areas he visited, it devastated the economy and caused inflation
gMNwb TIL the worlds largest bee that was thought to be extinct, was just recently found to still be alive
B61e TIL that Google maps won’t give driving directions in South Korea, due to a law that restricts the use of maps.