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TIL: Miami Beach has banned beachfront hotels from giving out plastic straws

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W76go TIL scammy manufacturers are now making blue USB 2 connectors, so you have to count pins to verify actual USB 3 connectivity
epPR6 TIL every country in the world — except China, Iran, North Korea, Rwanda and the U.S. — pay a statutory royalty to the performing artists for radio and television airplay. In these 5 nations, only songwriters and music publishers get paid for songs played over the air.
6K0m TIL scientists tracked a Cuvier’s beaked whale that dived to the depth of 2,992 m (9,816ft). The same whale stayed underwater, without taking a single breath, for 138 minutes.
mJko TIL: A POW during the Vietnam War named James Stockdale said to survive in such arduous conditions you must renounce optimism for stoicism. His optimistic fellow captives all died. Having a blindly optimistic view worsens your chances of survival. This is called ‘The Stockdale Paradox’.
51Qr TIL That Japanese masked pro-wrestler, The Great Sasuke, kept his mask on when elected to senate.