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TIL that the iconic Nokia 3310s battery capacity is 3 - 4 times less than an average smartphone today.

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XEZnQ TIL there's only one known person in the world who can draw perfect mathematical fractals, a skill he acquired after being attacked by muggers who kicked him in the head repeatedly.
yV9J TIL there is a highly venomous spider in Australia whose fangs are able to penetrate a shoe.
WkwQd TIL the Mi-26 (Halo) is the world's largest helicopter to have gone into series production. It is over 26 feet in height, 131 feet in length, and its 8 rotors are nearly 50 feet long. It can hold 90 people.
LkP4r TIL Groundwater wells in old times were dug by pick and shovel until the digger couldn't bail anymore
5VxYD TIL that an Illinois high school English teacher told two students, "Neither one of you will ever learn to write". Robert St. John, one of the students, became a famous journalist with many news scoops, including the Japanese surrender in WW2. The other student was Ernest Hemingway.