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TIL that whilst accounting for only 4.2% of the earth's population, The United States controls 31.5% of the planet's wealth.

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kOjZ1 TIL that some guys in the Czech Republic figured out how to broadcast data in beams of light capable of streaming DVD-quality video over neighbourhoods.( 10 Mbit/s full duplex Ethernet point-to-point link.)
4gjR TIL that a fire fighter who was receiving $75,000-a-year disability pension, got caught competing in brutal kickboxing competitions
Raaa TIL a man in India carved a 360ft tunnel through a mountain after his wife died because medical attention could not be brought to her in time.
0K45 TIL that the “Atari Shuffle” was a trick used to get free plays from early coin-op arcade games. The trick involved players shuffling their feet to build a static charge, which could then be used to zap the machine into giving them a free game. (Referenced at 1:02)
61VY TIL Gabe Newell is so confident in Valve’s Steam Guard he has announced his Steam username and password and challenged people to get in