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TiL: Emerson Romero Was Pioneer Of Closed Captioning!!!

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bKyZ TIL that the generation born between 1925 and 1945 is called the “silent generation” because “ many focused on their careers rather than on activism, and people in it were largely encouraged to conform with social norms.”
K9k4 TIL that McDonald’s highest-calorie item isn’t a burger at all, but the 1,150-calorie Big breakfast with hotcakes and large biscuit
LkMxv TIL the average dog can count to 5 and understands about 165 words, including signs, signals and gestures. The smartest dogs understand up to 250 words, putting them on par intellectually with 2-and-a-half-year-old humans.
bVe9 TIL That vacuuming toner dust can cause an explosion from static discharge buildup igniting the toner dust
X0wGr TIL: At least 1/3 of the US Cycling Team in 1984 LA Olympics were doped with a process called "blood doping". The American Cycling team won 9 medals.