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TIL that a quarter of the US doesn’t have access to dependable broadband. They still use dial-up

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16OOd TIL "Baba O'Riley" by The Who was named after Meher Baba, a guru who claimed to be an avatar of God.
e0lDk TIL that Pope Formosus’ corpse was dug up from its grave and tried in 897 by his 2nd successor Pope Stephen IV for “perjury and having acceded to the papacy illegally.” His corpse, propped up on a throne and appointed a deacon as his “advocate,” was found guilty, rendering his papacy null and void.
JYyeQ TIL about "Roar," a 1981 comedy dubbed "the most dangerous movie ever made." Most of the crew was injured by untrained animals. Cinematographer Jan de Bont was scalped by a lion, and star Melanie Griffith received 50 stitches and nearly lost an eye. It cost $17 million but made only $2 million.
8e6kZ TIL that if you drive at 45 mph on a specific stretch of Route 66 in New Mexico, the road's rumble strips will play 'America the Beautiful.'
711M TIL: Europe banned ISPs from charging for faster network access in April - in Slovenia and Holland it is already national law.