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TIL Nokia SMS tones actually consist of messages written in morse alphabet which reads: "SMS" and "I connecting people".

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GYD4 TIL that a Narwhal’s tusk is like an inside out tooth, with the soft sensitive part on the outside while the dense hard part makes up the middle.
aloL TIL: Fiji Water once ran an ad campaign stating “The label says Fiji because it’s not bottled in Cleveland”. The city of Cleaveland responded by testing both Fiji water and their own tap water. They found 6.3 micrograms of arsenic in Fiji water, and none in their own.
x6yyb TIL that Operation Barbarossa was named after Frederick Barbarossa, the first emperor of the HRE who wished to establish German predominance in Europe.
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