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TIL That a featureless app called “I am rich” was released on the app store for $999.99. 8 people purchased it before apple removed it the next day

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PY4vG TIL in Finland, local municipalities can veto parliamentary ratification of licensing a new nuclear reactor within their regions.
bN97 TIL that the word plagiarism comes from plagiarii. In the ancient Mediterranean world, plagiarii were pirates who kidnapped young children, among other misdeeds. When plagiarists claim someone else’s ideas as their own, they steal someone else’s brainchild.
b9a0j TIL that the Koyukon people of Alaska have a tale in which Raven takes 2 of each animal to protect them from a flood that actually predates the arrival of Christianity
ZmGp TIL Coca-Cola is 90% water. Diet Coke is 99% water.
95BQ TIL IBM has created a solar collector that distills water as a byproduct. If we covered just %2 of the Sahara with these, we could produce enough energy to meet the needs of the entire world.