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Today I Learned: One of the first covert listening devices was given to a sitting US President as a gift.

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kJwW7 TIL there was a Call of Duty game for the PS2
OGOy4 TIL Jesuit missionary in China Ferdinand Verbiest won an astronomy contest against the imperial court's top astronomer. His Chinese opponent was exiled and Verbiest assumed the post. He renovated Beijing Observatory and designed what some claim to be the first ever car, among other inventions
nxkB TIL that in July 2011, Apple Inc. had more cash in the bank than the US government.
X0onP TIL of Cáin Adomnáin, dubbed "Europe's first human rights treaty". Created in the year 697, was a set of laws - which kings across Ireland and parts of Scotland mutually agreed to follow - that guaranteed the safety of non-combatants in warfare.
8ebrV TIL Monty Python's 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' is the most popular music in British funeral. Other popular songs include football show and soap opera themes.