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TIL - The first webcam watched a coffee pot. It allowed researchers at Cambridge to monitor the coffee situation without leaving their desks.

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X04vP TIL of David Sarnoff, the head of RCA and NBC who suppressed and then stole FM radio and Television from their inventors, driving one to suicide and the other to alcoholism.
0wG4y TIL about Andy George who spent $1,500 and 6 months making a single sandwich completely from scratch. He did absolutely everything from making his own cheese to harvesting his own wheat. He made his own salt and made his own oil. He grew sunflowers and collected their seeds to extract fat.
1Pa4 TIL it’s very common for people in Japan to peel grapes before eating them, due to a perception that the skins are dirty and/or bitter.
LrJd TIL Treasure hunter Forrest Fenn hid 1-3 million dollars in gold nuggets, coins and precious stones for others to find using clues left in a poem he wrote after being diagnosed with cancer. To this day, the treasure has not been found.
d8xPE TIL: 5% of people do not experience a headache in their lifetime.