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TIL - Time Warner Is STILL Pushing For Metered Internet Access (JUNE 2012)

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o01W TIL that Uluru is taller than both the Eiffel Tower and the Chrysler Building
m1VDR TIL Mohawk “Skywalkers” have a long history of being involved in scraper construction in NYC, primarily because of their learned ability to walk along logs in rivers.
P1bmg TIL about the Mossdale Caverns tragedy. A party of ten went into it, and four of them left after three hours. When one of the four returned and found the entrance flooded, she alerted rescuers, but the water made entry impossible. Five were found dead the next day and the sixth the day after.
P1nyw TIL about "Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher" - an educational point and click game inspired by Ace Attorney that teaches players how to debate using philosophy
Blpr TIL the guy who discovered Pluto’s moon Charon made up the name to resemble his wife’s name, Charlene. He later discovered that in Greek mythology, Charon was the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx to Hades, AKA Pluto.