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TIL that it took Bose over 15 years and 50 million dollars to create the first noise cancelling headphones

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PYxbZ TIL A 170-person Swiss infantry unit once got lost during training exercises and inadvertently crossed 1.5km into Liechtenstein. The Swiss army later informed Liechtenstein of the incursion and offered official apologies, to which a ministry spokesperson responded, "No problem, these things happen."
VM1mm TIL Sometime around 1500 A.D., an African farmer planted a maize seed imported from the New World. Today, maize accounts for more than half the calories people consume in many African countries. Maize supplanted Africa’s own historical grain crops—sorghum, millet, and rice
j6VyM TIL Mugger crocodiles & American alligators use tools: they collect sticks, partially submerge themselves, balance the sticks on their head, & when a bird approaches to take a stick for its nest, they spring their trap. This strategy is the first known case of a predator using an object as a lure.
b99gZ TIL that in June 2014, Sports Illustrated featured a cover of eventual World Series MVP, George Springer, with the title "Your 2017 World Series Champs"
oQK8 TIL That Brad Pitt is banned from entering China