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TIL: Despite losing the videotape format war in 1988, the last Betamax tape was made in 2016.

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LkZJQ TIL about Daisugi forestry technique, developed in 14th century Japan which allows for sustainable timber harvesting without cutting down trees.
M7DKW TIL the portable vintage Sharp VZ-V20R boombox, which weighs 29.8 lbs. without batteries, has the capability to play vinyl records vertically and play both sides of a record without the need to flip it to the other side. It also has an extended FM radio range of 76 Mhz to 108 Mhz and a cassette deck
KY6g9 TIL that unlike most animals, goats have excellent object permanence and are able to remember where objects are hidden without being able to see or smell them.
dDmy8 TIL about Buried Penis
kloB TIL human rights groups intend to deliver copies of “The Interview” to North Korea via air balloon. Previous “air balloon” campaigns have included dropping USB drives containing biographies of Gandhi and MLK Jr. in Korean.