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TIL the 3.5 mm Headphone Jack was patented in 1895. It was used to connect phone lines in 19th century switchboards.

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0e6j TIL the literal translation of Utopia means “Not a Place” rather than Eutopia which means “Good Place”
GYjwN TIL Marco Pierre White was the first ever Chef in England to get 3 Michelin Stars at the young age of 32 in 1994. White announced his retirement from the kitchen in 1999 and returned all his Michelin Stars
Rj54 TIL Kathryn Beaumont, born 27 June 1938, voiced Alice from Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Wendy from Peter Pan (1953). In 2002, almost 50 years later, she again voiced Alice and Wendy in the Kingdom Hearts game.
4XWp6 TIL that "spousal privilege", which prevents spouses from testifying against each other in a court of law, was abolished in New Mexico on August 30, 2019. As a result, New Mexico is now the only state where spouses lack any protections for confidential statements made during their marriage.
YdeZ TIL that we can drink alcohol because of a gene which most likely helped human ancestors make the most out of rotting, fermented fruit that fell onto the forest floor.