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TIL that when the first iPod prototype was shown to Steve Jobs, he dropped it in an aquarium and used the air bubbles to prove there was empty space and it could be made smaller.

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VBGVG TIL of Cruentation, Law of Bleeding. Where it was thought that a murdered corpse would spontaneously bleed in the presence of the murderer. It was used in various European courtrooms until the middle of the 18th century.
l7lmA TIL that the name of Burkina Faso blends two different languages spoken in the country, Burkina means "upright" in Mossi, Faso means "fatherland" in Dioula, and the full name is intended to translate as "land of the honest men".
p8gXb TIL the island of Okinawa was under US control from 1945 till 1972 when it was returned to Japan
bgGa TIL The government of “Free State, South Africa” spent $4 million on their website, it’s a $40 WordPress theme.
WXvN TIL “Towser,” a long-haired tortoiseshell female cat, is credited with killing an estimated 28,899 mice in 24 years of work as the resident pest control expert at Glenturret whiskey distillery in Scotland. Guinness Book of Records recognizes her tally as the world record.