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TIL that Mount Everest is completely blanketed in 3G network coverage and has been since 2010. All the way to the summit.

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VMR80 TIL that ants have designated paramedics that are assigned to rescue their wounded soldiers, carry them back to their nest and help them heal by gently holding the hurt limb in place with their mandibles and front legs while intensely “licking” the wound for up to 4 minutes.
Z8nko TIL some ppl pretend to go along with scammers, leading them on and taking up their time and resources which keeps them from targeting actual potential victims. If everyone did that they would soon be out of business
mxDXE TIL about hydraulic injection injuries, which often go untreated and lead to necrosis and severe tissue damage
ZKkR TIL David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, fought so hard to prevent FM Radio from succeeding that the inventor of FM Radio, Edwin Howard Armstrong, commit suicide because of emotional and financial distress…brought on by RCA lawsuits.
rVx TIL James Franco, Emma Watson, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Rihanna, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, Aziz Ansari etc. are going to play themselves in an upcoming movie called “End of the World”