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TIL the US ICBM arsenal relies on 8-inch floppy disks

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ZKPp TIL the British used Pundits to explore Tibet in the 1800s. Disguised as religious pilgrims, these Indian men were trained to walk precisely 2,000 steps per mile, and mapped much of the area for the British while skirting the bans placed on westerners.
lomyr TIL the modern doctors aren't required to take Hippocratic oath and can use modernized version or Declaration of Geneva or Oath of Maimonides
wWR7 TIL that in Nevada prostitution is legal in counties with a population below 700,000
OG6l4 TIL that koi fish were domesticated from carp fish in fourth century BCE China.
GYY8N TIL When grandfathers experience famine between ages 9-12, their grandsons have a 58% lower rate of cardiovascular death, 65% lower rate of diabetes death, and lived 30 years longer.