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TIL that a Tokyo-based company invented an in-office machine which turns used copier paper into toilet paper rolls, right in the office.

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gMx4A TIL that you paid more for your HDD in 2012 because after Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco was hit by targeted malware W32.DistTrack.Shamoon, its owners sent the company's private airplane fleet abroad to purchase every available hard drive, causing their global shortage and price increase.
lwp1 TIL that a Canadian town is giving away free land. Dalhousie, New Brunswick’s population has dropped by 21% in 15 years, and is giving away parcels valued at up to C$50,000 to “anybody who’s interested — an entrepreneur or business. We’ll give ‘em the property”.
8ZZ4 TIL Andreas Grassl, a german man found in England in 2005, remained unidentified for four months due to his refusal to speak, communicating instead through drawing and playing the piano. This mysterious story spawned media attention and speculation all across the world, dubbing him as the Piano Man
YpdDZ TIL that old timers in Alaskans are known as “sourdoughs.” This is because Experienced miners and other settlers frequently carried a pouch of starter either around their neck or on a belt to keep it active in freezing Alaska winters.
XE68k TIL of John the Posthumous; a French king who ruled for the 5 days he lived in 1316. He was the youngest person to become King of France, the only one to be king from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life. He has the shortest reign of any French king.