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TIL that 40% of your internet bill is profit for your ISP (at least if you're with Comcast)

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M7Qx0 TIL on 1962, Mississippi Senate expressed its "complete, entire and utter contempt for the Kennedy administration and its puppet courts" about the integration of Ole Miss, when protesting against the admission of James Meredith
5jjk TIL that the UN requested Japan ban anime, manga and games that depicted any sexual violence towards women. Japan responded by saying no, as firstly, it wasn’t real and secondly, many of the creators were women themselves and it would do the opposite and instead create sexism toward women.
P1K9w TIL that one of the reasons why women are less likely to be given CPR than men is because people can be afraid of inappropriately touching a woman's chest while administering CPR. To try to address this issue, a vest with "breasts" was invented to put on flat-chested CPR training manikins.
XB8Q TIL that some snakes can survive without food for two years at a time by digesting their own hearts.
BrEjD TIL that the highest absolute altitude ever achieved by a helicopter (12,440 m) resulted in the engines experiencing a flameout at peak altitude. The pilot then set the record for the longest autorotation used for the unpowered landing of a helicopter.