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TIL that undersea cables are the backbone of internet transmission. Although satellites are used when cables aren't practical, underwater cables will be what we rely on for the next few decades

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4XGEw TIL that some birds form crèches, a "daycare system" where baby birds separate from their parents and form a group supervised by a few adults, allowing their parents to go forage for food.
8adxG TIL Foreign accent syndrome is an extremely rare condition which makes someone beginner to fluent in a language after you wake up from Coma!