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TIL, the word Nintendo can be translated as "leave luck to heaven"

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QOx9 TIL the IRS uses 56 year old software to receive taxpayer data and dispense refunds.
4XW4g TIL a group of scientists from the University College, London set a new world record for the fastest ever broadband speed at 178Tbps, almost 3 million times faster than the fastest conventional broadband speeds.
b98p9 TIL about Grammy winning musician Janis Ian. At 16, while on tour & after performing late at night on a tv show, she fell asleep on her chaperone's (a female family friend) lap. Bill Cosby saw this, pronounced her a "lesbian", and actively attempted to blacklist her from all television.
OoXjR TIL There Is No Such Thing As 'Pure' Water Since Natural Water Contains Minerals, When Removed Water Becomes Acidic & Aggressive
4W6N TIL Norway started building a “highway for bees” in 2015. The bee-friendly corridor in Oslo passes through places where bees like to both live and feed, and features feeding stations.