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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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GYovE TIL that in Singapore, people who opt-out of donating their organs are put on a lower priority to receive an organ transplant than those who did not opt-out.
16wQ8 TIL the high five was invented in 1977
78WXO TIL the Barton Aqueduct, which carries the Bridgewater canal over the river Irwell in England, was demonstrated to Parliament using a model made from Cheshire cheese.
VBVvZ TIL that I Love Lucy (American TV show) was the first television show to be rebroadcast…. The 1st Rerun
J1648 TIL tilefish were a very popular food in the US during the late 1800s. It was discovered by a sea captain and his crew who found it to be very tasty. Its popularity decreased after all tilefish were killed due to getting trapped in cold water. It took decades for tilefish to be caught again.