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TIL that SIM cards contain a complete microcomputer, with a processor, RAM, EEPROM Storage and ROM with a built-in OS.

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Bggwe TIL that the SS Edmund Fitzgerald likely sunk due to the freak of nature event called "the three sisters" where three abnormally huge waves suddenly appear and completely wash away the boats. The same type of freak events occur in finance, quantum mechanics and liquid helium.
Reml TIL After MLK’s death, his autopsy found that while he was just 39 years old, he had the heart of a 60-year-old. Doctors concluded the pressure he had experienced in his career had stressed and aged his heart.
kJAWE TIL that 700.000 bikes were stolen in the Netherlands in one year, at a total financial damage of €404 million (2021).
N7LaE TIL that penguins propose to their mate during the courtship stage.
xVGm0 TIL that Mcdonalds sells Spaghetti exclusively in the Philippines.