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TIL Nokia is developing a charging technology that can harvest radiowaves, which would recharge your phone while it’s on standby

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neLX9 Today I learned about Joyce Carol Vincent - a young woman who died and lay undiscovered in her flat for 3 years surrounded by undelivered christmas presents she had purchased for friends and family.
rBe1 TIL the end credits for ‘Airplane!’ lists Adolf Hitler as the 'Worst boy’, as opposed to a movie industry term 'Best boy’ (gaffer/key grip department foreman).
4kk1b TIL that competitive pillow fighting is something that exists, and that there is an All-Japan Pillow Fighting Championship that has been occurring since 2013
ma0y TIL when kidnapped by pirates, a young Julius Caesar basically took charge of the ship, ordered his captors around & even read them his poetry (while reminding them they’d be crucified afterwards, which the pirates found hilarious.) Once free he raised a navy, captured them, and had them crucified.
7r1p7 TIL about a “squirrel king” which is when a group of squirrels get their tails tied together