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TIL: The whole world is connected with undersea fiber optic cables (man-made)

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QNxMd TIL Bob Seger forgot to credit himself for the lyrics on “old time rock and roll” because he didn’t think anybody would like it and was disgusted to see it used in a Hardee’s commercial years later
xWao TIL “Mary Had a Little Lamb” is based off a real girl named Mary Sawyer who had a pet lamb she took to school. Mary’s house was destroyed by arson in 2007.
QJvdM TIL that there's a genus of sea cucumbers called sea pigs that live on the bottom floor of every ocean and extract nutrients from the mud.
R9E1 TIL that after a tornado in 1998, 1000+ trees were toppled at The Hermitage, a plantation built by President Andrew Jackson. Using wood from the fallen trees, the Gibson Guitar Corporation produced 200 limited edition “Old Hickory” guitars.
mxwno TIL that Japan has a phone to call the dead. The "wind phone" was created by a man named Itaru Sasaki, who thought that it would be a healing way to talk to his cousin who had passed away—even if the conversation was one-sided. Others now also use the phone in order to feel closer to their deceased.