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TIL there is EU law which mandates that all cellphones have the same charging port. Apple just ignores it anyway because paying the fine is the cheapest option for them

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PBRe TIL The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs created a hole 18 MILES deep and peaks taller then Everest, before collapsing less than 10 minutes later
8a4p4 TIL a sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers to fly in a hot Air Balloon.
rROby TIL that future John Wick director Chad Stahelski doubled for his friend Brandon Lee following Lee's death on the set of The Crow. The two had the same martial arts instructor, Dan Inosanto.
D1gDr TIL about the “Tree of Ténéré” considered to be once the most isolated tree on earth until it was struck and killed in an automobile accident.
R7kPl TIL "Smart Aleck" was a real person, Alec Hoag, a pimp who stole from his prostitute wife's customers while they were "distracted" with her. He was caught, but bribed police to stay free. He became so successful that he felt he didn't have to bribe police anymore, at which point he was arrested.