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TIL that Bell Labs, famous for the transistor, Unix, C++, and the Laser, is owned by Nokia

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XEPNP TIL that Japan planned a biological attack on San Diego, California, with plague-infested fleas during World War 2. The plan did not go through, as Japan surrendered five weeks before the attack would take place.
epmYg TIL that the famous "We shall fight them on the beaches" speech by Churchill wasn't recorded or broadcasted during the war, but recorded in 1949 after the war ended. The first time the public heard the speech on audio was in 1964.