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TIL that the mp3 format will be almost totally patent-free on December 31, 2017

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gMrDA TIL that Mexico City has public transportation that is reserved for women and children under 12 to help them feel safe from getting groped on public transport.
9YBoG TIL that of the 3,500 snakes in the world, only 600 of them are venomous. Happy World Snake Day ????
nejd7 TIL German and Russian troops had to call a temporary truce in modern Lithuania/Belarus during WWI because wolves kept trying to eat them. “Poison, rifle fire, hand grenades and even machine guns were tried to no avail.” Wolves even attacked them in the trenches, making effective battle impossible.
BrD5D TIL the founder of the Cheesecake Factory was a member of a cult called Sufism Reoriented, and invested millions in building their house of worship.
neDlo TIL Life never gave us lemons, humans made them all on their own.