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TIL that half of a byte (8 bits) is called a nibble (4 bits).

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wKY7 TIL that a single US nickel (5 cents) as of 2013 costs more than 11 cents to make.
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GYXoj TIL Hercules/Heracles means "the glory of Hera," Alcides is the hero's real name. He was renamed to mollify Hera when she discovered Zeus had him with another woman.
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