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TIL Kodak patented the digital camera in 1978 but didn't release it until years later

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aDRb TIL: ABC News went undercover in the Better Business Bureau, and registered the terror group, “Hamas” as a business, paid them $425 for an A- rating.
QJ47E TIL about Nai Khanomtom, a Thai legend that was captured by the Burmese invading army. He fought and beat 10 people in a row without breaks to show the invading king how Muay Thai compared to Burmese boxing. The king set him free and offered him riches or two beautiful wives. He chose the wives.
yQBLe TIL of the 1975 Ebbin brothers coincidental tragedy in Bermuda. Both Erskine and Neville were 17, riding the same moped, and hit by the same taxi carrying the same passenger a year apart. Considering the population and landmass of Bermuda back then, the odds of it happening were not that small.
VZAB TIL that, while crocodiles can close their mouths with extreme force, their ability to OPEN their mouths is incredibly weak. Their jaws can be held shut using a rubber band.
QRZL TIL Laron Syndrome, a type of dwarfism, makes its carriers immune to diabetes and cancer.