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TIL world's first vending machine was a holy water dispenser.

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88BX TIL Google has been buying, on average, more than one company per week since 2010.
aQ7J TIL friends and family of writer Henery David Thoreau were shocked by his tranquil acceptance of death. When asked on his deathbed if “he had made peace with God” he responded “I did not know we had ever quarreled.”
wLBn6 TIL about that Computer Processor companies like Intel essentially make one type of chip, then test individual processors and “bin” them, thus separating the high, middle, and low performing ones. These are then sold as i3, i5, and i7.
grAD TIL all aircraft in the Israeli airline El-Al are equipped with flares to protect against missiles.
j64dv TIL, Paul Stanley of rock band KISS was born half deaf with Level 3 Microtia, leaving him without an ear canal in his right ear.