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TIL That Apple’s Micro-SIM cards are just regular SIM cards with extraneous plastic removed

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J1Vam TIL In June 1982, Roberto Calvi, nicknamed God's Banker, was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge in London. Although he had over $14,000 in cash and bricks found in his pockets his death was deemed a suicide. His strange death started the financial scandal at Banco Ambrosiano and the Vatican.
vPjor TIL of immune privilege, where parts of your body that would be damaged by an immune response (inflammation, high temperature) work outside of your body's immune system, including your eyes and testes.
R5Yg7 TIL that the first capital of Illinois was a town that now has 21 people
yjrX TIL Chris Farley was the original voice of Shrek. He even recorded 80-90% of his lines. None of the audio has ever been made public.
nWWBY TIL about Dick Bong: an American Flying Ace with 40 victories in the Pacific Theater of WWII.