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TIL that radio broadcasting began in university physics and engineering departments

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7rQkZ TIL the Australian government held a national competition to name their new currency in 1963. Some of the proposed names were austral, oz, boomer, roo, emu, kanga, koala, digger, dinkum, kwid, and ming, before the parliament settled on dollar.
X06WR TIL Abraham Lincoln once bet a fur hat that he could pick up a barrel of whiskey off the floor and drink from it. He won the bet.
N7VB1 TIL a good healthy kidney from Israel goes for about $160,000 on the black market and a kidney from India goes for $20,000
kJpM4 TIL about kabaddi, an ancient contact sport where each turn is one breath. Players chant “kabaddi” continuously to prove they aren’t inhaling on their turn
XlEX TIL that all able bodied male citizens of the United States, aged 18-45, are legally part of the Unorganized Militia.