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TIL in 1964 AT&T debuted “Picturephone” for face to face calls. It projected 100k+ subscribers by 1975, but only ever had a few hundred. The service cost $160/mo at 25¢/min (or about $1,300/mo at $2/min adjusted for inflation in 2022)

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9YPZ6 TIL The dimples on a golf ball allow it to travel up to twice the distance of a smooth ball. The dimples increase lift and decrease drag
ANEax TIL that the descendants of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who is credited as the founding father of Pakistan, have remained in India after the partition of British colonial India into India and Pakistan in 1947, after his only child, Dina Wadia's decision to stay back in India for her marital life.
nWp9b TIL women who had their last kid after 33 had double the chance of living to 95 or older as opposed to those who had their last one by 29. According to a 2020 study, women who gave birth after 40 were four times more likely to live to be a 100 years old.
awKLy TIL about "Quaker Cannons," invented during the American Revolution by George Washington's 2nd cousin, William. Having no real artillery while assaulting loyalist troops in a fortified barn, Washington had a log painted to resemble a cannon and threatened to open fire. The enemy leader surrendered.
dD4Aj TIL in 1965 a 90 year old woman in France sold her home in an arrangement that allowed her to live in it for the rest of her life and receive a 2,500 Franc monthly payment. That women went on to be the oldest person in history and received over double the properties value.