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TIL that in 1924, top light bulb manufacturers formed the Phoebus Cartel to secretly shorten bulb lifespans to only 1,000 hours - making us buy light bulbs more often and paving the way for planned obsolescence

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l7JOV TIL that every employee at the Hanford Engineer Works in Richland, WA donated one day's worth of their pay to purchase a B-17 bomber, as their contribution to the WW2 effort. The plane was christened 'Day's Pay' and flew over 60 missions in Germany
4X9w5 People like to imagine that they’re the pinnacle of evolution, but the animal kingdom suggests otherwise. The discovery that bumblebees use hair on their legs to detect a flower’s electromagnetic field offers another reminder that human senses don’t always measure up. You share the planet with creatures that can smell veins, see colors you can’t imagine, and communicate through their feet. Here are just a few animals with senses sharper than yours.
VBQD0 TIL that worldwide spending on digital transformation is expected to hit a 1.8 trillion USD in 2024 and then soar even higher to 2.8 trillion USD by 2025. Also, almost seven out of ten workers have too much work to do every day.
RNk7 TIL the original ending of “Romeo Must Die” had Jet Li kissing Aaliyah but was re-filmed to where they shared a “tight hug” because, “Mainstream America, for the most part, gets uncomfortable with seeing an Asian man portrayed in a sexual light.”
69YNw TIL Octopus Wrestling was a famous sport back in the 60s.