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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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D159g TIL that there is a grizzly bear in Canada named “The Boss” that has been known to have killed several black bears, hit by a train, and use human railways and highways to travel yet hasn’t been known be aggressive toward humans.
JBe4 TIL that humans are the best long-distance runners on the planet, able to beat horses (and everything else) in marathon distance races.
woer1 TIL about lateral line, a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement and pressure in the surrounding water. It plays an important role in group behavior, predation and orientation.
mNjv TIL that up until very recently, the royal family of England did not carry cash. Prince William is the first to do so after having to borrow from Kate Middleton at a grocery store
ZYyD TIL that during the Falklands War, British soldier Philip Williams was knocked unconscious by an explosion. When he awoke the next day he was lost and walked aimlessly for months. He was declared dead before being found 7 weeks after the end of hostilities. He was unaware the conflict had ended.