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TIL: Most ATMs run Windows XP, which Microsoft is ending support for on April 8th

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l47N TIL the Challenger astronauts did not perish during the explosion, but instead were most likely conscious during a 2-3 second freefall from an altitude of 65,000 feet before the intact crew cabin plunged into the Atlantic ocean going over 200 mph.
eJJ4 TIL when Three Six Mafia beat out Dolly Parton to win the 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Song, Dolly was thrilled, and personally sent a congratulatory letter, “We’re proud of you guys, and I’m just glad that the Oscar came back to Tennessee one way or another!”
P1X7O TIL that snakes are not necessarily immune to being injected with their own venom and some will die if they accidentally bite themselves
kEWe TIL before Vermont became a state they tried to become part of Quebec, but Quebec refused so Vermont joined the United States instead.
4N7R TIL pigeons can peck at a keyboard when they see yellow life vests floating in the water to signal helicopters to move closer to survivors at sea