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TIL Sony sold its waterproof Walkmans in a bottle of water to prove it was really water proof!

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nenxP TIL Aldous Huxley the author of dystopian novel Brave New World, wrote a final book, Island, on the success of a utopian society that use Buddhism, contraception and psychedelic drugs
jNeEN TIL that the Unabomber was a victim of MK-Ultra.
aXLy TIL that the yellow “sweat” stains commonly found on shirts in the armpit region are actually caused by a reaction with deodorants rather than sweat.
QJowM TIL that bats cannot take off from the ground. Because their wings are too weak and they cannot get a running start, they must climb onto something and drop down into flight
8eYkL TIL in Dec 1943, the B-24 Leon Crane was copiloting experienced engine failure & crashed into an Alaskan mountaintop. He was the only survivor of the 5 crew after he managed to bail in time. He then survived 84 days in the wilderness starting with only some matches, a Boy Scout knife & his parachute