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TIL that China has a country-wide ban on WiFi, and uses their own proprietary version of WiFi!

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wL40P TIL That "French onion dip" was originally called California dip since it was invented by an unknown cook in Los Angeles in 1954 where the recipe was originally published in the newspaper. The name "French onion dip" began to be used in the 1960s, and became more popular in the 1990s.
QNKwd TIL that the name "Bullet Train" refers specifically to the Japanese Shinkansen system and isn't just a nickname for any highspeed train with a bullet shaped nose
nM7 TIL there are pads you can wear to make your farts not stink.
X0VmD TIL Jennifer Lopez doesn't sing the chorus of her songs: "Play" (it's Christina Milian), "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" (Ashanti), "I'm Real" (Ashanti), and "Jenny From the Block" (Natasha Ramos).
Maw0 TIL: Neerja Bhanot, a 22-year-old Indian air hostess who helped hide 41 American passports aboard a hijacked plane. She died shielding three children from gunfire and was posthumously awarded bravery medals from India, Pakistan, and the United States.