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TIL Jennifer Ringley was the first camgirl on the Internet. She was also the first "lifecaster" who popularized live streaming before Justin Kan became famous with justin.tv (he later co-founded Twitch).

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5Vd0Q TIL the inventor of the electronic television also invented the first controlled nuclear fusion device
QJpD6 Today I learned a certain type of water beetle can survive getting eaten by frogs and come out the other end alive and well
wowmJ TIL Xi'an, the ancient city in the Northwest China that used to be the capital for many medieval Chinese dynasties (also appears in the Chinese classic "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"), has now a Muslim quarter and a sizable Muslim population. 3 percent of Chinese population are Muslims.
Oopbe TIL that the USS Arizona and USS Utah, two ships which were both destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, still continue to leak oil over 80 years later
KrPJ TIL Robert de Niro got a hack taxi license during the filming of Taxi Driver and one of his passengers recognized him and said “I guess it’s tough to find work.”