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TIL the nokia 3210 was the first phone to sell 100 million units. It spotted the first mass market internal antenna, there games, and had a standby time of up to 11 days

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9wVD7 Til 2 out of the 5 top U.S foreign aid recipients since WWII are failed states that no longer exist
G9pN TIL people who are starved appear to have a large abdomen due to water retention as a result of protein deficiency
69owZ Today I learned about the Los Alfaques disaster where a boiling-liquid expanding-vapor explosion from a road tanker instantly destroyed everything in a 300ft radius killing 215 people
Adal TIL Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have published their Mythbusters results in peer reviewed journals. Specifically the comparison between wood and stone tipped arrow penetration.
d8rO8 TIL the government can seize private property and sell it to another private owner for vague promises of "economic development." Suzette Kelo had her home demolished to build hotel-retail space, but the developer cancelled the project and the lot is now vacant. SCOTUS ruled in the City's favor.