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TIL a small town in east Texas with only 24,000 people saw 25% of all patent law suits in America. Patent trolls used to try all their cases there before the supreme court disallowed it.

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Vj0G TIL that Russian scientists were able to revive an arctic flower, extinct for 32,000 years, from a seed that’s been borrowed by an ice age squirrel, buried in Siberian permafrost.
7rg4x TIL Covert consciousness "is consciousness that cannot be detected by bedside examination. Studies . . . suggest that approximately 10 percent of those believed to be in a vegetative state or a low-level minimally conscious state . . . can actually follow commands during functional MRI or EEG tests"
0pGR TIL that the ¼" audio plug (like on headphones) is probably the oldest electrical connector still in use. It was introduced in 1878.
Zw5v TIL In Illinois, the legal definition of “candy” is specifically tied into the absence of flour. Whoppers contain flour and are taxed 5% less as a regular food item
gVj9 TIL The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear to be what we believe as yellow.