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TIL that there are six million iPhones in Iran, despite them being banned by both the Iranian government and international sanctions.

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8ee68 TIL that it wasn’t until 1875 that scientists figured out where babies come from
6jgw TIL that Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson visited the US in 1965 and made a speech criticizing American foreign policy; the next day, President Lyndon Johnson invited him to Camp David, grabbed him by the lapels, and said, “Don’t you come into my living room and piss on my rug.”
Y7vv TIL one of Japan’s largest telecom companies created a 300-year technology plan, which includes telepathic communication and machines learning how to love
graPL TIL that there was a six-episode anime adaptation of Robert Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers
YLLA TIL It’s believed kissing only developed 3,000 years ago in India. It was later popularized by the Romans.