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TIL that when Tim Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for what would become the WorldWideWeb, his boss wrote “vague, but exciting” on the cover, giving the go-ahead that resulted in the modern internet.

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BrVvK TIL that most Buddhists do not believe in God. Although they respect and look up to the Buddha, they do not believe he was a god but they worship him as a form of respect.
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edw4 TIL a man tried to open his own bank. Offering savers 5% interest, cheap loans, and all profits being given to charity. Instead, big banks complained and he was refused his banking license.