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TIL 2.1 million people still use AOL 56k dial-up in the US.

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e0QD5 TIL that John Phillips is currently thought to be the longest serving prisoner in the U.S. He has been locked up since April 8, 1952 and hasn’t had a disciplinary infraction in 29 years.
E1L0P TIL that Marius, a giraffe bred at Copenhagen Zoo was euthanized and publicly dissected at 2 years of age because they didn't want to breed him. He was then fed to lions. This was in spite of other Zoos offering to give Marius a permanent home.
7lNO TIL there have been almost 7,000 cases of whooping cough in California this year, affecting mostly unvaccinated children ages 7-16.
W7Ex9 TIL that a Korean serial killer named Yoo Young-chul was caught in 2004 because a brothel owner just happened to recognize Yoo's phone number after other prostitutes—who were murdered by Yoo—had gone missing.
EZpd TIL Clarence Birdseye discovered flash freezing when fishing with the Inuit. After a fish was caught in -40c it would instantly freeze, when thawed and cooked it tasted fresh again and this is why we are able to have Hot Pockets today.