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TIL that WiFi does not stand for Wireless Fidelity. It stands for… nothing. It’s a made up catchy name developed by a marketing company.

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j6Kbn TIL Hexagons are the best shape for bees to build their honeycombs, because they save wax and space. Unlike circles or triangles, hexagons fit together without gaps and have the largest area for the smallest perimeter. This means bees can store more honey with less wall material.
KO1Va TIL about Luang Pho Daeng a Thai Buddhist monk who through the process of self-mummification died during meditation and was put on display in his temple to inspire future generations to follow Buddhists teachings. He is the only known mummy to be wearing sunglasses, to make his face less disturbing
4XQON TIL of 67 yr-old 4'10" 100 lb Lorenza Marrujo, aka “Lady Ninja” who has a black belt in jiujitsu. When she saw a 5'9" 170 lb man attacking her friend, Lorenza bent his fingers back, hit him twice with her elbow in his sternum, and pinned him to the floor with knees on neck & chest till help arrived.
nwGW TIL that The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island to make a country with no copyright laws
oBAV8 TIL of Battle of Cape Ecnomus, in which 1/5th of the Roman male population participated in. A total of 300 thousand men participated in a pitched battle that lasted mere hours.