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TIL Online abuse and trolling costs economy up to $3.7 billion, research finds (2019 article)

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4Pda TIL the “navel” in a navel orange is actually a second, conjoined twin orange within the same peel
97l7 TIL: In 1550’s France, Catherine de Medici was so disgusted by women with “thick waists”, she enforced a ban on them from her court - this lead to the widespread use of the corset throughout western civilization for the next 350 years.
GY1mJ TIL Reporters Without Borders list the US as an Enemy of the Internet along with China, Russia, UK, North Korea, Iran and 13 other countries. These countries mark themselves out by their capacity to censor news and information online but also for their almost systematic repression of Internet users
0dvZ1 TIL A TPS report ("test procedure specification") is a document used to describe testing procedures and testing processes, particularly in software engineering. It describes how the tester will physically run the test, the physical set-up required, and the procedural steps needed.
R59Ka TIL that the phosphorus used in fertilizer for food production is considered a non-renewable and finite resource we will run out of someday