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TIL that one of Minecraft’s cave sounds secretly hides a creeper face when visualized in a spectrogram.

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WMnB TIL that punchcards were used to ‘program’ looms to weave elaborate textiles in 1725.
LkNNp TIL of Mary Blagg--an early 20th-century astronomer who pioneered the field of lunar nomenclature. She was tasked with naming every discernible feature on the moon, leading her to create a list detailing thousands upon thousands of craters, fissures, and gullies along its surface.
WaOd TIL that after the city of Rome was sacked in 410, the emperor Honorius was told that “Rome has perished”, which he interpreted to mean that his prized chicken “Rome” had died. When told it was the city instead, he breathed “a sigh of relief.”
gJQA TIL that Queen Elizabeth II had to use ration coupons to buy the material for her wedding gown
PlKL TIL that on the day of the High School final exam in Korea, government workers can arrive one hour late to reduce traffic congestion, motorists can’t honk their horns near exam venues, and flight schedules are altered. Police, taxis and motorcyclists offer free rides to students who need them.