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TIL Before Google launched Gmail, “G-Mail” was the name of a free email service Garfield’s website offered to fans of the lasagna-loving cat.

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5YrQ9 TIL that Ally's Law is legislation passed by several U.S. states that requires stores to allow people with certain medical conditions access to employee restrooms. It was named after a 14 year old girl with Crohn’s Disease who soiled herself in a mall after being denied access to a store restroom.
JYL8m TIL of the Kaningara tribe of Papua New Guinea, who used to use bamboo knives to cut the flesh of boys and young men, to fill them with the power of the crocodile spirit.
pYv7p TIL That Star Trek takes place almost COMPLETELY within the Milky Way Galaxy. ONLY the Milky Way.
Wk7wY Microwaves can transform a frozen pizza into hot, melted goodness in four minutes flat, but they can't rescue your melted ice-cream sundae. To cook food, a microwave oven converts voltage into high-frequency electromagnetic microwaves. The molecules in food—especially water and fat—absorb this energy and wiggle at high speeds, causing them to heat rapidly and warm the surrounding food. Although quickly turning leftovers cold would be handy, this is a one-way operation, explains David Pozar, a professor and microwave expert at the University of Massachusetts.
GAne7 TIL the famous sound of dial-up is the "handshake" between the modem and the Internet Service Provider before translating internet data into soundwaves.