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TIL in China, censorship became a huge industry, one of a major city Jinan is famous for it, even got a nickname "The capital of censorship"

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4keGo TIL that the mitochondria in our cells, which generate energy, are ancient bacteria that had a symbiotic relationship with other single cell organisms and developed around 1.5 billion years ago
wLA6J TIL, a 3,000 year old mummy was found that had a wooden prosthetic big toe.
0wgnM TIL of John Laurens, an officer in the Continental Army who strongly opposed slavery, and tried unsuccessfully multiple times to institute black regiments in the struggle for independence. His abolitionist views were admirable, considering his South Carolina birth and father’s ownership of slaves.
ZxKB TIL that all screens in an Apple Store are set to 70 degrees. This is to make people touch the device, because no one can see the screen well enough at 70 degrees and will have to adjust it.
wLN07 TIL former Manson family member and convicted murderer Patricia Krenwinkel is the longest-serving female inmate in California's correctional system.