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TIL NASA lost communication with a spacecraft due to systems continuously rebooting because it can't process a date past August 11 2013.

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epr7J TIL more than 40% of Japanese companies allow employees to work four days or fewer in the office
4kLN TIL : That the ancient Egyptians attempted to build a 110 meter long dam to control the Nile River - centuries before modern day Egypt tried it.
0wr4A TIL there was a dog who liked to ride steam trains most of his life often with different crews, he was known across many of the Australian states, and there are books and statues referencing him.
aw5rJ TIL about the 'Days of Shame', when in 1934, 75 Montreal physicians went on strike to protest a Jewish doctor that was hired at a Catholic hospital. After 4 days, the Jewish doctor finally resigned because patients weren't getting care.
9A5X TIL: In 1993 the U.S. government “hid” an apology to Native Americans in a spending bill.