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TIL that in 2012 a wearable computing pioneer was attacked by McDonalds employees for refusing to remove his (permanently attached) digital eyeglasses

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KOZMB TIL when the movie The Death of Sta lin got banned in Russia, 58% of Russians from a poll by Public Research Center said they would watch the movie if the ban were lifted. The movie has been illegally downloaded around 1.5 million times over there
epkG6 TIL that natural disasters increase fertility rates
GAr0J TIL that the grams of protein on “high protein” labels can be misleading. The % Daily Value is the real number to check, because it multiplies protein grams by a quality score (PDCAAS) to show how much of that protein is actually usable.
4kVPg Today I learned that on average, Mercury is the closest planet to ALL other planets.
9YRD7 TIL the band Rush stopped using guitar amps on stage, instead replacing them with useful appliances like washing machines. During their Snakes And Arrows tour, a roadie in a chicken suit basted rotisserie chickens behind them.