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TIL of Li-Fi, a potential replacement for Wi-Fi that has reached transmission speeds of up to 200 gigabits per second.

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16ppO TIL that the ancient fabric called Dhaka Muslin from Bengal was the most valuable fabric on the planet. It was so transparent that English women wearing it was accused of appearing in public naked. Currently no one alive knows how to make this fabric due to the exploitation of East India Company.
d8W7Z TIL that Icelanders look down upon public officials mentioning God in speech. Its use on national tv once horrified viewers, inciting fear of societal collapse rather than optimism.
8a5AK TIL that porch roofs on old houses in the American South are sometimes painted blue to scare off "haints," a variation of the word "haunt" referring to ghosts or spirits. Blue is the color of water, and ghosts supposedly can't cross water.
JY4ym TIL that the reason why tattoos don’t fade away as skin cells die is that your immune system sends macrophages to eat up the ink. As they die, the ink gets eaten by new macrophages in a never ending cycle
GAXOG TIL New Zealand rock band changed their name from Shihad to Pacifer in Jan 2002 to avoid being mistaken for the term Jihad which was a term heard often due to the events of 9/11. 'Shihad' had not long attempted to break into the American market when the attacks took place.