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TIL That Japan has 2GB/s Internet

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Bg66x TIL that the coordinates Walter White hid on lotto ticket (N 34, 59′, 20″, W 106, 36′, 52), point straight to Q studios in Albuquerque, where Breaking Bad was filmed.
neG6G TIL Comcast subscribers pay ~$2.64 billion a year for channels they could get for free
Lk0Br TIL that when the Camaro name was unveiled by General Motors in 1966, 200 journalists present asked Chevrolet managers what it meant. They replied, “a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.”
eQWJ TIL In Taiwan, store receipts come with a free lottery number printed at the top, and winning numbers are drawn every two months. The initiative has been running over 60 years, and encourages businesses and consumers to keep good records.
gr15D TIL: In a study by SAMHSA, it found that more than 17 million adults in the US had an alcohol use disorder and that the top 5 occupations in alcohol abuse are miners, construction workers, food service workers, lawyers, and doctors.