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TIL That the first example of wearable computing was a ring with a usable Abacus in 16th century China

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5XZR TIL, when Green day singer Billie Joe Armstrong’s father died when he was a child. He ran home from the funeral and locked himself in his room. When his mother followed him home and asked him to come out. He told her to “wake me up when september ends.”
7rvrx TIL one year of fossil-fueled space rocket launches creates as much black carbon as the global aviation industry in the same period.
b6mQa TIL when Bob Dylan first heard the Animals' version of “House of the rising sun” on his car radio, he stopped to listen, jumped out of his car and banged on the bonnet. It later became one of the reasons why he went electric
rkBW TIL Fresh Water and Salt Water Drown You Differently
Zd8a TIL The church of Scientology’s sued a former member for “hate campaigning” when she offered a helpline for people negatively affected by their organization