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TIL Companies invested 185 million dollars in the CueCat scanner, one of the biggest tech bombs of all time.

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OGYn4 TIL A donut is a healthier breakfast than a bagel for diabetics, in terms of spiking blood glucose
YMgr TIL the entire coastline of California is a National Monument, promising permanent conservation and ensuring there will not be new oil drilling within 12 nautical miles of the mainland.
DQpaD TIL In 2007, investors had plans to build the tallest skyscraper in Latin America in Mexico City but had trouble with zoning. It was argued that Mexico City needs about 200,000 sq m of office space a year, or seven typical 25-floor office towers
9Y4vD TIL that not only is USA the 3rd most populated country in the world, but if it had ONE BILLION MORE people, it would still be the 3rd most populated country in the world.
OGa7 TIL the Egyptian king Psamitk I led an experiment to discover the origin of all languages by isolating two new-born babies, then waited for them to begin speaking unaided. It was agreed Phrygian was the original language of Mankind.