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TIL Android currently holds 84% of the smartphone OS market share, compared to only 11% for IOS

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gMnJ4 TIL Some landscaping companies use goats to get rid of invasive plant growth rather than machines and pesticides.
b9V6p TIL that the subscription business model has been around since the 17th Century
EgxP7 TIL In 2015, the UK government paid off its remaining debt of £1.9bn from World War One
xVpb5 TIL that the first person killed by an automobile was Bridget Driscoll (UK), who received fatal injuries when she walked into the path of a car moving at 4 mph (6.4 km/h), as it was giving demonstration rides in the grounds of Crystal Palace, London, UK on 17 August 1896.
loBxa TIL the last man to walk on the moon wrote his daughter's initials in the moon dust. When the shuttle program later began, he chose to leave NASA, saying: "Once you've gone to the moon, staying home just isn't good enough."