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TIL broadband in the US is only available to half the people and the fcc is fine with numbers that over represent subscribers.

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8RwK TIL that a National Geographic photographer shipped 15 tons of equipment to Siberian lake for a single story. Six pictures were used.
6EyZY TIL the founder of Barbie named the dolls after her kids, Barbara and Kenneth. Therefore, the real Barbie and Ken are actually brother and sister.
JYlRv TIL when Mad Max was released in the US the original dialogue was redubbed by American actors, despite already being in English
dQEQ TIL that in 2008 PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel invested in an institute who’s goal was to create man made islands in unregulated international waters
5VK4R TIL the O2 arena in Greenwich has 12 giant pillars jutting out of the roof to represent the 12 hours on a clock face, and the 12 months of the year. It also has a 365-meter diameter to represent the days in the year, and a 52-meter height to represent the weeks in a year.