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TIL that Google Talk has a feature that translates your chat into another language in real time.

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REx1 TIL a solar storm like the Carrington Event in 1859 would cause devastation to world electronics if it happened today.
mdPM TIL that it is the 25th birthday of the World Wide Web, happy birthday internet
l5VK TIL From 1978 to 2013, CEO compensation in the US, inflation-adjusted, increased 937 percent, and the typical worker’s wages rose 10 percent.
mk1Y TIL The Mongolian Navy, once the largest Navy in the world, is now comprised of a single tugboat and seven individuals - only one of whom can swim.
l7aeA TIL about medieval rocketry: The Sibiu manuscript dating from 16th century contains details of a multistage rocket.