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TIL: Submarine networking is the process by which data is carried on subsea cables to connect continents. Submarine networks carry 95 percent of the world’s intercontinental electronic communications traffic.

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PBQO TIL that Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological disorder in which one hand functions involuntarily, with the victim completely unaware of its actions.
l7lEA TIL Physicians used to prescribe medicinal alcohol during the 20s prohibition. To help several affections like cancer, indigestion or depression among others.
XEeAQ TIL that Ugli Fruit is an actual fruit that grows on trees, so it's possible for someone to fall out of an ugli tree and hit every branch on the way down
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WNld TIL that the constitution of Norway is the 3rd oldest constitution in the world still in continuous force. It’s 200 years old today, the 17th of may 2014.