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TIL Victor Hayes role in establishing and chairing the IEEE 802.11 Standards Working Group for Wireless Local Area Networks from its inception in 1990 to 2000 has led to him being nicknamed as the "Father of Wi-Fi".

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oRVNK TIL the lunar surface contains 1.1 million metric tons of helium-3. Just 25 tons would meet all of the US energy needs for a year. Helium-3 fusion produces charged particles which are not radioactive. Helium-3 is also renewable, being constantly deposed by solar winds on the surface of the Moon.
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