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TIL the MOS Transistor, which is responsible for launching technology into the digital age, is the most manufactured product in history clocking in at 13 sextillion (13,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) produced since its invention in 1960

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ADEBw TIL that Nazis left behind so many of their Karabiner 98k rifles at the end of WW2 that they ended up being used for the rest of the 20th century all over the world, and some were even used in Iraq after the 2003 invasion. Somewhere out there, an 80-year-old Nazi rifle is still used in warfare.
vG5L TIL Despite being nominated five times, Gandhi never won a Nobel Peace Prize. In 1948, the year he died, no one was awarded the prize as there were no suitable living candidates.
Xo8D TIL that in 1997 a US Navy ship’s propulsion system failed because of a division by zero.
YpLJv TIL An IKEA in The Netherlands had to cancel their 1 euro breakfast special because of the traffic jams of customers it caused.
PYRMV TIL an authentic smile is called a "Duchenne Smile". It happens when the zygomaticus major muscle lifts the corners of your mouth at the same time the orbicularis oculi muscles lift your cheeks and crinkle your eyes at the corners.