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TIL; "Hello" came to prominence as a greeting with the invention of the telephone

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PJXZ TIL-A tourist controlled drone crashed into one of Yellowstone’s most delicate hot springs. Drones are now banned from all US National Parks.
XmAR TIL the glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified Kosher
GApRg TIL that in its 30 years of operation from 1967 to 1997, the McDonnell Douglas Corporation only developed one new, from the ground up aircraft. It was the C-17 Globemaster III.
krKg TIL An 18-year-old man tried to eat his underwear in the hope that the cotton fabric would absorb alcohol before he took a breathalyzer test.
pY7mp TIL There is no scientific consensus on whether acrylamide (burnt black-looking food) from burnt toast, burnt chips, or crispy potatoes causes cancer.