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TIL cheekbone reduction surgery exists and is somewhat popular in South Korea

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5yND TIL that without an FCC ruling, known as the Carterfone decision, we might not have the internet as we know it today. The decision allowed connection of non-AT&T equipment to the phone network.
9wgP7 TIL That at the time of his death, the inventor of kitty litter was worth about a hundred million dollars (or $849 million today, adjusted for inflation).
Wkdyd TIL of Rubble, Currently The World's Oldest Living Cat. He Will Be 32 Next Month!
6E8BW TIL of the Smokey Bear Effect, and how the stringent prevention of wildfires by the U.S. Forest Service has led to "megafires" which are much more destructive and even fatal.
WEN4 TIL Pubic lice are disappearing because of bikini waxes