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TIL that phones did not always have LCD screens. Before the rise of iOS and Android, "house phones" (as they were known back then) had no displays, and required the user to press square plastic mechanical buttons in order to input the number that you wanted to call.

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16BMP TIL Podocytoma, Lærum's tumour, a tumour involving Podocyte cells of the kidney is arguably the World's rarest disease. So far not a single case of this theoretical disease has yet been diagnosed (translation in comments)
e08ED TIL that the largest battle of WW2 was known as the Rzhev Meat Grinder (Ржевская мясорубка), led to about 3 million casualties, but has been largely forgotten as it was inconclusive for both sides and overshadowed by Stalingrad.
Brnde TIL about Naomi Ishakawa Foote, who at 14 years old intentionally shot her classmate, Jason Hood, in 1991 after he harassed her. The next year she was interviewed by Oprah.
JkD1 TIL that the Western Egyptian Siwa Oasis had historical acceptance of male homosexuality and even rituals celebrating same-sex marriage - traditions that modern Egyptian authorities have sought to repress
dD6RZ TIL that marble cheese is not mozzarella and cheddar cheese, it's all cheddar cheese.