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TIL, Internet Protocol had been successfully implemented in Birds (IP Over Avian Carriers, RFC 1149) with 9 packets of data, 55% packet loss ratio, and 3000-6000ms response time.

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4opw TIL that the founder of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, was an atheist.
v1YZL TIL Bjarni Herjólfsson, a 10th century Norse explorer, was the first European to sight North America in 986 while blown off course for Greenland. Despite begging from his crew to explore, he refused to stop and look around. He was later criticized by King Eric of Norway for his lack of investigation
vvBx TIL of a man who joined the Marines as a private, got promoted to Sergeant and then became an officer as a Lieutenant, then got discharged, enlisted as a Private again, then became an officer again, and ended up being a Lieutenant General
DGAV TIL A French bee-keeper trained his bees to consume cannabis resin, thereby producing all-natural (rather than infused) cannabis honey.
0d4Oj TIL of the existence of the English speech contraction “there’re”.