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TIL NYC’s first public WiFi kiosks had to shut off browser access because so many people were using them to watch porn.

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wLWrW TIL a 2015 study found that people were twice as likely to post a picture of a cat than a selfie online. There were more views per video of cats than of any other category of YouTube, & people didn't feel guilty about watching them instead of doing what they should've been doing
BpbL TIL Congress or the President can declare someone an honorary citizen of the United States. Only 7 people have ever had this status.
nW5Db TIL that Tim Walz has a lower Net Worth than the average American
4XYoJ TIL that in 2016, TNT rejected a TV Pilot called ‘Civil’ about a disputed election that slides into civil unrest and eventually war, because they thought it was too close to home for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
woADP TIL that Beluga Whales can mimic the pattern of human speech. One captive beluga, after overhearing divers using an underwater communication system, caused one of the divers to surface by imitating their order to get out of the water.