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TIL we are fast approaching the technology to digitally reconstruct dreams in HD.

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6E8bQ TIL that a man set a record for the most expensive free drink at Starbucks ever when he used a coupon to order a "mega" latte with 101 shots of espresso and 17 pumps of vanilla syrup. His drink contained nearly 7500 mg of caffeine and rang up to $83.75.
lo0MB TIL Before 1995, anyone who wanted a domain name could register it FREE OF CHARGE. That all changed when the National Science Foundation awarded tech consulting company Network Solutions the ability to charge for registration. Domain prices began at $100 for a two-year registration.
pYvnp TIL: The Varna Culture's grave goods contain several times more gold than the other excavated sites from the same millennium combined
r0B0 TIL that in 1975, North Korean embassy staff in Australia crashed their Mercedes, and when they went to the nearest house for help they were aghast to find that that they had knocked on the door of the South Korean ambassador’s residence.
lVAA TIL, In WW1, American soldiers who were skilled at trap shooting were armed with shotguns and stationed where they could fire at enemy hand grenades in midair.