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TIL that the clocks in microwaves and stoves use the frequency of the power grid to keep time instead of quartz crystals. As the frequency can fluctuate, this explains why they keep poor time.

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E1xyV TIL there is a monument in Dalby, Queensland commemorating a species of moth that eradicated the invasive Prickly Pear Cactus that had spread across 15000 square miles of Australia.
78nYp TIL The NES/Famicom had an add-on that allowed it to use dialup. The Family Computer Network System was used for stock trading, weather reports, downloading software, and other digital services. Betting on horse races was a major use for the hardware.
69yPw TIL that of the 10 highest grossing grossing actors of all time, Avengers: Endgame was the highest grossing role for 8 of them.
7EpO TIL a researcher accidently killed one of the oldest tree ever (nicknamed “Prometheus”) in 1964. He got a tree corer stuck. A park ranger helped him to cut the tree down and remove the tool. Eventually, when he counted the tree rings, he realized that the felled tree was almost 5,000 years old.
Abdx TIL that Nylon is made by a reaction between two liquid components in which the Nylon can be continuously removed to form a string