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TIL That the first Computer Programmer was a woman

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J8rk TIL that the disc for Playstation game Tiger Woods PGA Tour ‘99 contained a copy of the short film “The Spirit of Christmas” that spawned the South Park series, but was unauthorized to do so and was recalled as a result.
9EQG TIL a group of rabbits is called a ‘fluffle’
xkmD TIL that during the filming of the movie Superbad, McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) was required by law to have his mother on the set during his sex scene because he was only 17 years old.
b94x9 TIL: The Constitution requires that a quorum (51 senators) be present for the Senate to conduct business. Often, fewer than 51 senators are present on the floor, but the Senate presumes a quorum unless a roll call vote or quorum call suggests otherwise.
VB1k8 TIL during the collision of our galaxy with Andromeda, there is a 12% chance our solar system will be ejected from the new system