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TIL that after the first iPhone was unveiled in 2007, Google engineers were forced to start all over on a secret smartphone they had spent two years working on.

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JYwWk TIL Within 48 hours of quitting smoking, your senses of smell and taste begin to return to normal.
nexDr TIL that in 16th and 17th Century Denmark, merchant ship captains had to pay a toll based on the value of the goods on the ship. The value was declared by the captain. The Danish authorities could take the value based toll (1-2%) or opt to buy the cargo for the declared value.
0dpdj TIL the song Leave Me Alone by Michael Jackson was a response to the media after a series of negative rumors about the singer, such as MJ sleeping in an oxygen chamber to slow his aging and buying the bones of the "Elephant Man". He was often referred to as "wacko jacko", a term he did not like.
PBvO TIL that technology during the silent movie era forced actors to wear multi-colored makeup so the camera could capture their faces properly
R4Ew TIL there is a species of deep sea fish that can swallow prey over twice its length and 10 times its mass whole. It sometimes swallows fish so large it can not digest them before they decompose, causing it to float to the surface. Its name is Black swallower.