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TIL governments banned the Incandescent Lightbulb for not being efficient enough, but MIT researchers developed an incandescent bulb more efficient than LED bulbs.

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P7yE TIL that sunglasses are so expensive because they’re a monopoly and 80% of them are manufactured by a company, Luxottica in Italy
dM4d TIL Japan and other countries have women-only sections in skytrains/subways to control and avoid gropin activities from men.
epprL TIL that the Pink Panthers are an international jewel thief network responsible for a number of robberies and thefts described as some of the most audacious in the history of organized crime since 2003. The organization has roughly 800 men and women core members, many of whom are ex-soldiers.
VBWn4 TIL while trying to call home from the International Space Station, British astronaut Tim Peake accidentally called the wrong number.
QOX9 TIL of Ryan Holle. A man sentenced to life in prison for lending his car to his roommate and going back to sleep drunk. His roommate robbed a drug dealer and killed a teenager.