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TIL march 7 is international offline day

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W7geN TIL: The first (domestic) bread-making appliance was invented & released in Japan in 1986 by Matsushita
e0dGn TIL Czech hospital kept brain-dead mother 18 weeks on life support and prepeare her to gave a successful birth. It's one of the longest time ever
ZlNa TIL: In the early 19th century, the East India Company, had cut off the hands of hundreds of weavers in Bengal in order to destroy the indigenous weaving industry in favor of British textile imports.
nWNgG TIL Sylvester Graham was a 19th century antebellum American reformer who spoke out in favor of healthy living, including avoiding meats, alcohol, and too much sexual activity. He created a bland cracker, the Graham cracker, to stop the need for sexual intimacy
6oYm TIL there are more jails and prisons than colleges and universities in the USA