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TIL a Swede survived for 2 months inside a snowed-in car without food by “hibernating like a bear does”

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9RKD TIL that 7 people possess physical keys to the internet. By combining at least 5 of them, they may together control the authenticity of the internet
kwNW TIL The Plasma Television was invented before the Second World War (1936). It’s creator would later go on to invent and design the first automatic, pilotless, aircraft.
AGJg TIL that John Steinbeck once said of the Model T Ford: “Two generations of Americans knew more about the Ford coil than about the clitoris”
LODP TIL Steve Jobs never donated any money to charity; at least not publicly.
9aQr TIL: Approximately 10,000 attended the funeral of Hawaiian musician, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.