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TIL that in 2008 a ship’s anchor accidentally cut two underwater Internet cables - reducing Asia’s internet capacity by 72%.

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e0dw5 TIL that the Heaviside Layer, best known for having to do with reincarnating cats in the musical "Cats," is real, and is the reason why you can hear further radio stations at night.
9YD8M TIL that pregnancy starts from the last 'normal' period of the mother, so when you would normally discover a pregnancy from a missed period, there is only ~8 months left, not 9.
YDNd TIL that several schools in Utah banned students from wearing the phrases “Drug Free” and “Stay sober” due to a violent straight edge subculture.
vppD TIL Glencore controls 24% of the world’s barley, 10% of its wheat, 50% of its copper and 60% of its zinc
86WV TIL Malcolm X avoided military service after being declared “mentally disqualified” because he told draft board officials that he wanted to “steal us some guns, and kill us [some] crackers.”