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TIL Canada deemed “Third World” in Broadband Internet rating by Netflix.

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PYGOZ TIL Female urine was injected into frogs as a part of the first mainstream pregnancy tests.
E4pw TIL during AOL’s prime, the CEO called broadband a “side issue” and said “narrowband is going to be around forever”.
5YWwP TIL the British biscuit is an American cookie, an American cookie is a British cookie, and an American biscuit is a British scone.
aaOb TIL Charles Manson studied Scientology to learn how to manipulate people.
kll4 TIL 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are given to farm animals, and 80% of pig farms, sheep farms, and cattle feedlots use low levels of antibiotics in feed and water. Evidence shows staph bacteria can pass from humans to pigs, evolve resistance to antibiotics, and then pass back into humans.