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TIL microwave technology has barely evolved in the past few decades, and most countertop microwaves sold in the US are manufactured by just one company, Midea.

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J1YaQ TIL WW2 is technically still going on. So if this goes on then 99 year Port/Land lease agreements expiring is not the last of the war either
EgEld TIL that the Teletubbies from the BBC Children's series had a hit single - "Teletubbies say Eh-oh!" - which reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in December 1997. It remained in the top 100 for a total of 41 weeks and sold well enough to be certified double platinum.
D1OPY TIL Emmy Noether, one of the most important mathematicians of all time, was denied a salary for 16 years because German universities objected to her being a women.
rNBrx TIL scientists made snails remember something that never happened to them
6AE8 TIL that tomatoes, potatoes, paprika, peppers, and eggplant are part of a family called ‘nightshade’ foods, which contain a toxin called 'solanine’ - ingested in large quantities can cause hallucinations, paralysis and death.