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TIL that Smart Card and NFC tech (used in tap-to-pay, SIM cards and Chip IDs) were invented in 1967 by a German rocket scientist who worked for both von Braun and Korolev in his career

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pGJe TIL that an Olympic rower named Henry Pearce stopped mid-race to allow ducklings to pass by him and he still won the race.
nW6Ob TIL there is an 800sq mi chunk of land between Egypt and Sudan that is claimed by nobody
Nw51 TIL that in 2011, Anonymous started attacking websites hosting child porn. Stating “Our demands are simple. Remove all child pornography content from your servers. It does not matter who you are, if we find you to be hosting, promoting, or supporting child pornography, you will become a target"
VBL54 TIL that not only is the blue whale the largest animal on Earth, it is the largest animal to have ever existed on Earth, growing up to 100ft long and weighing up to 200 tons.
oex8 TIL, After a face injury during a hockey game, Jacques Plante wore one of the first goaltender mask, against his coach orders. The Canadian won the game and went on an unbeaten streak of 18 games. His coach then forced him to stop wearing the mask and they lost.