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TIL the Internet is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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9YNKm TIL for years Apple, Intel, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Samsung, Cisco, Sony and other major tech companies colluded to exclude proposals from other companies in IEEE Wifi Workgroup. After the group DensiFi was found out,they dissolved it and faced 0 consequence and proceeded to remove the scandal from Wiki
kJXJm TIL That at the 2012 London Olympics four women's double teams were disqualified from the tournament. Two S. Korean teams and one each from China and Indonesia were trying to deliberately lose games to get an easier next round. They were serving into the net and out of bounds to ensure they lost.
OobWR TIL that Kalawao County, Hawaii is the smallest county in the US in terms of land size (12 sq. mi. of land) and one of the least populated (approx. 90 people). It was a quarantine settlement for people with Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
0wPdj TIL of Pomato, a grafted plant that is part tomato and part potato. The resulting plant have cherry tomatoes on the vine and white potatoes in the soil, resulting in plants with double crops. Grafting can also boost natural resilience and improve biodiversity by supporting different pollinators!
XELZR TIL of a program where shelter cats are cared for by prison inmates. Cats who formerly were in cages can roam freely in a refurbished prison office where inmates are allowed to care for the cats and learn to craft toys, furniture and even knit hats for the cats.