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TIL that "Merry Christmas" was the first message sent by SMS on 3 December 1992.

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KV1Q TIL that Charles Hatfield, a self-proclaimed “moisture accelerator”, accepted a job from the city of San Diego in 1915 to end a long drought for $10,000 but was forced to deny payment when people died due to severe floods shortly after he completed the job.
BrV8x TIL that the textbook "Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes" is the only rare example of creator Bill Watterson licensing his famous characters for anything. Developed by a speech language pathologist and a learning disabilities educator, this 1993 textbook can cost up to $34,000.
a8Okb TIL of the story of George Pickering, who barricaded and held hospital staff at gun point to keep them from taking his son off life support. After negotiating with SWAT to extend his sons care, his son made a full recovery.
P1l8J Today I learned you can shit out your mouth 🤢💩
b91o7 TIL after watching 35 seasons, my wife pointed out that Survivor host Jeff Probst says ”come on in guys” before challenges, and not ”good morning guys”. I still can’t unhear it.