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TIL That Software Patches are called such because programmers would use tape to physically patch over punch holes on punchcard cards.

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epn6L TIL Japanese tanks in WWII were so lightly armored that U.S. troops could knock them out using .30 caliber machine gun fire.
p8w98 TIL, in 8 million years the LAGEOS satellite orbit will decay, and it will re-enter Earth's atmosphere, carrying with them a message to any far future descendants of humanity, and a map of the continents as they are expected to appear then.
d8evB TIL 1,000 Year Old Windmill in Iran. These amazing windmills are among the oldest in the world. Located in the Iranian town of Nashtifan, initially named Nish Toofan, or "storm's sting," the windmills have withstood winds of up to 74 miles an hour.
vj88 TIL there was a traffic jam so bad that it lasted for 10 days with some people being stuck for up to 5 days. It was so bad a mini economy formed along the road to provide services to the stuck drivers.
yQEQV TIL only 8% of the world's currency exists in physical form. The rest exists only on a computer.