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TIL that the term “bug” for a software malfunction became popular because it was once (in 1947) traced back to a moth stuck in the system.

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Z8544 TIL the inventor of the Saxophone, Adolphe Sax survived multiple near death experiences as a child such as; falling from a height of 3 stories and hitting his head on a stone, drinking a bowl of vitriolized water age 3 and surviving a gunpowder explosion that left him seriously burnt, among others
56nB TIL Princeton, an Ivy League university, doesn’t have a business, law, or medical school
nWxa7 TIL the Northern Short-Tailed Shrew is one of the few venomous mammals and actively hunts for prey. It regularly consumes up to 3x it's body weight each day. While known to eat seeds and fungi, it prefers invertebrates and vertebrates.
Lbyr TIL that Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system. This Martian volcano is three times as tall as Mt. Everest and an observer near the summit would be unaware of standing on a high mountain, as the slope of the volcano would extend beyond the horizon.
EgPAw TIL In 1953, Swanson had 260 tons of frozen turkey leftover after Thanksgiving, so they packaged them into trays with peas and potatoes, and the TV Dinner was born.