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TIL that a babushka (grandmother) hit an internet backbone cable with her shovel in 2011, shutting down the internet for the entire country of Armenia

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4ywN TIL NBC cancelled Rob Lowe’s “Lyon’s Den” show after 6 episodes but forced Lowe and creator to film the remaining episodes for DVD. Those two holding creative rights, filmed it as “absurd as possible” incl revealing the main character as a mass murderer
xEwB TIL: A California anti-crime law had the unintended effect of pushing the most violent criminals to Nevada and Arizona
1akNd Today i learned that Toto guitarist and vocalist Steve Lukather has played on over 800 albums and with many artists including Michael Jackson, Olivia Newton John, Boz Scagzz, Miles Davis many more.
KOLK9 TIL about iridodonesis a condition in which the iris (coloured part of the eye) vibrates during eye movements. Upon moving the eye rapidly, the iris can appear to ‘dance’, or ‘tremble’ (tremulousness).
N7wD8 TIL the Green Bay Packers are community-owned and non-profit (the only such professional team in the USA)