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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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4X8yb TIL that the percent of of a NCAA college athletes “going pro” (becoming a professional level player) is less than 2% for all sports, except men’s ice hockey (5.6%) and baseball (9.1%)
9Abm TIL that Timothy Tyler was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at 25, for selling LSD to a police informant.
YpOB7 TIL of Eliahu Itzkovitz. A Romanian jew who after witnessing the murder of his family at the hands of a guard in a concentration camp joined the IDF, murdered the guards son and ultimately tracked and killed the guard himself.
1aNMV TIL Japan Created a Kimono for Every Nation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
vPO9B TIL The engagement ring worn by Sofia of Greece, Queen Mother of Spain, is allegedly made of melted-down Ancient Greek coins.