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TIL the “Tank Man” photo is still banned in China

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ANpOn TIL the Nokia 9000 Communicator was the first mobile phone with dial-up internet
6ERAX TIL Philippine-based inventors have created a portable salt-powered lamp which gives 8 hrs of light per 1 cup of seawater & can also power cell phones. It uses science that's the basis of battery-making but with no flammable parts & works 8 hrs/day for 6 months with no parts replacement needed.
BgKlx TIL that before Roger Bannister ran a mile in 1954 in 3 minutes and 59 seconds, it was believed that running a mile in under 4 minutes was impossible, and would make your heart explode. Thousands of people have done it since then.
v1ayx TIL on Oct. 12, 2013, an unassuming elderly man set up a stand in Central Park of original, signed Banksy canvases for sale at $60 each. It was part of Banksy's month-long "residency" in New York City and wasn't announced to the public until the next day. Only eight pieces of art were sold that day.
y6gM TIL that a water resitant watch classified for 30 meters wouldn’t even survive swimming or showering.