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TIL that the first ever phone to run in an Android system is the HTC Dream also known as HTC G1 or T-Mobile G1, as it was set to revolutionize the smartphone market. Aside from running in an Android system, it had 3G support and 3.2 inch screen smartphone and it was released in 2008

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yQvW8 TIL a $40M lottery winner in China wore a monkey costume to hide his identity. Apparently this has become a trend for many lottery winners in China from ninjas to Baymax from Big Hero 6.
M7MkB TIL female marmosets are more likely to commit infanticide when they're pregnant and getting close to giving birth to increase their own baby's odds of having a successful life
6E19X TIL that depending on the situation, a mass of fire ants can act as either a liquid or a solid.
k0wE TIL the family dog has a bigger carbon footprint than an SUV
4Bvw TIL Fritz Joubert Duquesne lost his family and farm in the Anglo-Boer War, became a German Spy and Traveled the world under different identities till finally he had his revenge on the British Field Marshal that gave the order.