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TIL a good portion of the worlds web traffic encryption is controlled by lava lamps.

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9YndX TIL that all the golf holes in Wii sports are 3D versions of NES golf
b9ygE TIL that a chimp named Yuhui learned how to hand wash clothes by watching his caretaker.
woAR8 TIL in 1991, AT&T, which stands for American Telephone & Telegraph, decided to drop its telegraph service due to low demand which was caused by faxes, electronic mail, and digital data transmission.
4X8N TIL a man submitted a patent in 1979 that almost perfectly resembles an iPod. He even went as far as predicting a need for DRM and a way to distribute the music.
wLgW8 TIL that in 1953 the CEOs of General Motors and General Electric were both named Charles E. Wilson. To avoid confusion people referred to them as "Engine Charlie" and "Electric Charlie".