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TIL that the Soviets told the inventor of the Theremin that "electricity is not good for music; electricity is to be used for electrocution" and then fired him

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N7AVe TIL about Swahili Time. The local clock is measured from sunrise (1pm) which replaces 7am Western time . In order to convert to local time you must add six hours to GMT (+3).
MKmK TIL that in 2008 a ship’s anchor accidentally cut two underwater Internet cables - reducing Asia’s internet capacity by 72%.
m6vM TIL Elvis Presley once asked his limo driver, “Do you own this limo or do you work for the company?” He responded, “I work for the company.” Elvis said “Well, you own it now.” The limo driver’s tip was the limo.
ywaX TIL In November 2016, North Korea made a state request to officials in China pleading for them to stop referring to ‘glorious leader’ Kim Jong-un as fat. Some of his nicknames in China were: Kim Fatty III, Kim Fat Fatty, and Kim Abundant III.
OojE1 TIL that during the filming of the miniseries “To the Ends of The Earth”, in South Africa, actor Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) was kidnapped by armed kidnappers.