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TIL the words “For Our Princess” are engraved inside every Microsoft Zune HD as a tribute to a team member who passed away during its development.

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nKQP TIL the Safe Drinking Water Act is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States, according to EPA estimates.
60xZ TIL Newborns recognize their native language. In an experiment on 4 day olds, researchers presented French babies with recordings of a bilingual speaker telling the same story once in French, and once in Russian. The babies,who had “overheard” French in the womb, showed a preference for French
R7nKQ TIL In 1989 a naked man climbed a flagpole at a McDonald's in Anchorage, Alaska. He stretched his arms out and nosedived onto the pavement. There were no drugs in his system, and he has never been identified.
6QyY TIL A college student created a functioning prosthetic arm that consists of a single forearm long tentacle like appendage.
jNrbN Til the woman who spilt a McDonalds coffee was demonized by McDonalds, the press, and citizens for lawsuit against McDonalds, which in the end everyone had gotten wrong.