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TIL TVs emit a tone during ad breaks that are inaudible to humans but that smartphones are listening for; now corporate entities can link the tv & phone as belonging to the same person. It means govt entities can play a tone thru the TV & ping all the phones in the room, identifying the whole group.

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X018R TIL of J.R.R.Tolkien Cauldron of Story: the idea of a "pot" in which all our stories are boiled, we keep adding to that "pot", mixing on flavours already there and adding its own new taste as well. Telling new story, you use things long-since added to the big Cauldron—whether you intend to or not.
QNneM TIL about the Robertson family who tried to sail around the world in 1970s. They were shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean after orcas bashed their boat yet the family survived for 38 days on a dinghy before being rescued.
kZDE TIL Director James Cameron fell ill while in Rome during the release of Piranha II: The Spawning and had a dream about a metallic torso dragging itself from an explosion while holding kitchen knives. When Cameron returned to California, he wrote a draft for The Terminator.
gMJgb TIL George Michael was the most played artist from 80s until mid 2000s in UK radio
yQeNX TIL Mill workers in Manchester, England refused to touch slave-picked cotton during the US Civil War. Lincoln wrote a letter of thanks, and relief shipments were sent to the workers. Today, a statue of Lincoln stands in Manchester's Lincoln Square