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TIL ancient Egyptians used meteorites as jewelry

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5Y9XB TIL that there is a single called "Africa For Norway," satirizing the Band Aid charity singles by encouraging Africans to donate their heaters to the unfortunate, freezing people of Norway
9Y0j7 TIL the reason a software wizard is called wizard, is because there used to be software experts nicknamed wizards that helped users to go trough tasks, and the name stuck when the wizards became part of the softwares themselves
Qx6k TIL in 2001 a Columbine-style attack on a San Jose, CA community college was averted because a photo lab employee called the police when she was processing photos of the student posing with guns and homemade bombs. The police were waiting for him when he returned for his photos
l6JB TIL the phrase ‘Politically Correct’ was coined by Mao Zedong.
r8ne TIL a micromort is a unit of measurement used to measure the risk of activities. One micromort is equal to a one-in-a million chance of death. Living a normal life is about 22 micromorts a day.