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TIL the first ever transatlantic radio signal was received here in Canada, morse code for the letter “s”

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xVxG1 TIL that the video game market accounts for more than half of UK's entertainment sector and is worth more than the music and movie industry combined, according to new report.
dDl9 TIL insects do not experience pain because they lack nociceptors. Crustaceans are suspected to feel pain, however no nociceptors are present in their anatomy.
eN15 TIL in 1966 Ronald Reagan wrote Jelly Belly a thank you letter for “keeping the state gov running smoothly” as the jelly beans worked as an alt. to smoking, allowing them to get through meetings and make decisions
6ykJ TIL that the “I’m Feeling Lucky” feature in Google search actually cost Google $110 million a year as 1% of all searches use this feature and bypass all advertising.
0dZ9y TIL that in Hungary in the 1940's, while the country was experiencing the worst hyperinflation in recorded history, they issued a bank note with a denomination of 100 quintillion Hungarian pengős, which was worth approximately US $0.20.