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TIL there is a man trying to get a new letter in to the alphabet to replace the word “the”.

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wV7o TIL there’s a website/app that calls customer service for you, navigates the phone tree, waits on hold, and rings your phone only when a rep is available. They have an expanding directory of over 3,000 companies. And it’s free.
Rnvj TIL food taste less for humans in space, since “Without gravity to pull fluids down, astronauts’ sinuses get clogged up and they can’t really taste much of anything”
P1ArL TIL that bitcoin mining consumes more energy than Argentina's annual electricity consumption.
yMEp TIL that a pilot was recorded saying “I picked a bad day to stop sniffin’ glue” shortly before his plane crashed on Dec. 8th 2005.
oROxL TIL: Animals have different dialects or "languages" depending on their geographical and environmental area. They can even change their pitch, much like human accents. Studies have been done using dolphins, mole rats, and monkeys. Birds when moved from NZ to the UK lose their NZ "accent" or dialect.