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TIL since wi-fi is nearly nonexistent in Cuba, people use the “Offline Internet”, passing hard disk drives around from person to person

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nW9eb TIL the words senator and senile both has its roots in the latin word “senex” meaning old man
mbAO TIL killing a panda can result in the death penalty in China
ABwa TIL wild bananas are full of seeds and the ones we eat have been specially bred over the years to be seedless
N7561 TIL: WWF had a storyline in which an elderly female wrestler, Mae Young, got pregnant, got punched, and gave birth to a fully formed hand. Twelve years later, he returned, as a fully grown giant hand.
0wxMj TIL the term "cake" has a long history. The word itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word "kaka". The ancient Greeks called cake πλακοῦς (plakous), which was derived from the word for "flat", πλακόεις (plakoeis). It was baked using flour mixed with eggs, milk, nuts, and honey. They also