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TIL that in old Nokia phones, the notification tone for an SMS was simply 'SMS' in Morse

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4kVpa TIL The founder of Sony hired an outspoken critic of their products so they could make better products. 20 years later, he became the president of Sony.
KO9B TIL that in 1987 some Brazilian thieves stole a radioactive medical device and opened it. Some people died, and hundreds were contaminated.
KO4D4 TIL The first road vehicle to go over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) it was a Belgian electric vehicle. Camille Jenatzy accomplished this feat in a car he designed himself, "La Jamais contente" (Never Satisfied), set a road speed record of 105.88 km/h on 29 April 1899, in Achères.
6EEPw TIL that there is a Capability Im-Maturity Model, a classification for software organizations who don't measure up to CMM Level 1
WBoY TIL that an aphid can be pregnant with an already-pregnant aphid