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TIL that Nikola Tesla predicted the modern cell phone in 1926: “We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance. Not only this, but...we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face... a man will be able to carry one in his pocket”

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wGEJ TIL That Target had to issue an apology to its customers following outrage about the fact that a popular dress was offered in a color “Dark heather gray” for normal sizes, but the same color was titled “Manatee gray” for plus-sized dresses.
R5dbj TIL a pack of stray Chihuahuas terrorized Maryvale, AZ in 2014
DYke TIL that tofu is just “cheese” made from soy milk (whereas regular cheese is made from animal milk)
6EQEm TIL: During the beginning of the cold war the USSR penetrated the Los Alamos nuclear lab in USA and stole sensitive info. At the end of the cold war China penetrated the same lab and stole info of the most advanced miniaturized US nuke and replicated it and improved it.
wLPn1 TIL of the Ben Franklin Effect: asking someone who dislikes you for a favor can make them like you