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TIL that pre-installed software took up 45% of the Samsung Galaxy S4's 16-gigabyte storage.

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Zp8Dv TIL that Charles Lindbergh’s son, Charles Lindbergh Jr., was kidnapped at 20 months old. The kidnapper picked up a cash ransom for $50,000 leaving a note of the child’s location. The child was not found at the location. The child’s remains were found a month later not far from the Lindbergh’s home.
WZPN TIL a kid dying in the Make a Wish Foundation asked for a bridge to be painted turquoise so it was… and birds keep dying by flying into it thinking it’s sky.
X0kG6 TIL that Oxford University is older than Aztec Empire. Oxford turned into a full-fledged university by 1096. While, the origins of Aztec Civilization is marked by the foundation of Tenochtitlan in 1325.
yQXw8 TIL Alexander Mackenzie was the first European to cross North America (north of Mexico)
negW TIL it’s possible to make lava, which is apparently good for roasting marshmallows