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TIL Ben & Jerry’s has a literal graveyard where all of its discontinued flavors are buried

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RENa TIL on Christmas Day in 1900 the first international phone call was made. John W. Atkins called to Cuba testing to see if it would be possible for voice to be heard through the telegraph lines. After a long silence, Cuba answered with a simple “I don’t understand you.”
Ooo81 TIL Indian sadhu, Prahlad Jani, claims to have lived without food and water since 1940 and have passed scientific tests in 2010 where he lived for 15 days without food/water while under doctor observation.
e0QmE TIL the 1978 space-cadet keyboard had built-in emoji keys
Pnln TIL: There’s an island in the Bahamas famous for its swimming pigs
D1Knj TIL in 1518 parts of the Holy Roman Empire were struck by a "dancing plague", in which many people danced in the streets for months straight without rest. Many died from physical exertion. The exact cause is unknown.