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TIL The first modem was invented in 1962 and had a speed of 300 bits per second.

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JYAdV TIL the first photograph of DNA was taken as part of research by a woman, Rosalind Franklin. Unknown to her, and without her permission, it was shown to James Watson, who then with Francis Crick used what they learned from it to develop the double helix model for DNA, winning them the Nobel Prize.
J8Xk TIL that the soviets launched an 80 tonne orbiting battle station equipped with a megawatt laser. It fell to Earth due to faulty guidance systems.
wLxDM TIL the main reason the British lost the American Revolutionary War was because it was essentially a global war with all of the main armies in the world against the UK. Most of the fighting took place outside of the US, and the American Revolutionaries played very little role in their 'win'.
QNvre TIL that, energizer has a pink buzzy as a mascot in NA.
N7BZb TIL that a party boat carrying about sixty men and women once capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed over to one side of the boat when the boat passed a nude beach.