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TIL while most Countrys moved on to use chip&pin based credit cards, the US still uses widely the outdated Magnetic Stripe card

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nWxY9 TIL about Samuel Bayer, who was the videographer for some of the most famous music videos. Some of his works include Smells Like Teen Spirit, American Idiot, Welcome to the Black Parade, Payphone, and so many more
W7ewB TIL that Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door. He cut a hole in his door to let his cat in and out, inadvertently creating the first pet door.
yQa8M Today I learned that I discovered an underrated YouTuber whose video had me cramping from laughter
5VBZk TIL that Kurioshi, Japan, has purpose-built tsunami evacuation towers
Lk7XP TIL Jiddu Krishnamurti was revered as a prophet from childhood, but during a ceremony meant to establish his messianic status to the world he shocked his followers by renouncing his "coming", dissolving their organization, repudiating organized religion, and denouncing the concept of saviors.