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TIL most color laser printers sold today create an invisible code that records where and when a page was printed.

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kOp7 TIL Mr. Burns answers the phone using the phrase “ahoy hoy”. This was Alexander Graham Bell’s original intended greeting when answering the phone.
xykD TIL The Eiffel Tower leans very slightly in bright sunlight, as one side is heated by the sun and expands slightly
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