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TIL there is 3G cell service and internet capability at the peak of Mt. Everest, while only 9% of the Nepalese population has access to the internet

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x6Oo7 TIL Helen Mirren always refers to Kurt Cobain when talking about technology.
jO1E TIL the US Air Force connected 1,760 PlayStation 3’s together to build supercomputer
Vgpp TIL that a Japanese pilot named Kohei Asoh landed an airliner in San Francisco Bay. When asked about it, he replied “Asoh fuck up”.
yQoEX TIL The Nazis produced a film inside the Theresienstadt concentration camp to falsely show the International Red Cross that the inmates were being treated humanely, the camp was 'beautified' and wholesome activities were staged. After filming, most of the actors where sent to Auschwitz and executed.
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