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TIL that AOL is still selling dial-up Internet services to around 2.1 million people every year. Welcome!

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5Y6OQ TIL German men are encouraged to pee sitting down to promote a cleaner bathroom experience for other men.
ANMoo TIL the phrase ""if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck" originated from a mechanical duck made in the 18th century that would appear to eat, digest and expel food.
oBYVY TIL that the Plague of Justinian lasted over 200 years (541-750 CE) and killed up to 50% of Europe, meaning multiple generations of families lived everyday of their lives facing an incredibly deadly pandemic.
wLQ5E TIL that cats respond positively to human slow blinking and that the slow blink represents a ‘cat smile’ and break from an uninterrupted, threatening, stare
LQlAv TIL that in 1980, the city of Philadelphia became the only North American city in which all four major sports teams played for their respective championships in one year (NBA/NHL/MLB/NFL). Although the Phillies were the only team to win the championship that year.