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TIL about HTTP 451, an error status code displayed when the user requests a resource which cannot be served for legal reasons. The number 451 is a reference to Ray Bradbury's novel "Fahrenheit 451", in which books are outlawed..

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OobLX TIL of a persistent rumour that at 350lbs, President Taft (1909-1913) got stuck in the White House bath tub. However, he actually installed his own tub, big enough to fit 4 regular sized men in it. It remained in the White House until 1952
rNwby TIL the upper survival time limit of properly stored seeds remains unknown. The oldest viable seed that has grown into a full plant was an about 2,000 years old Judean date palm seed
yxnV TIL the Russians had a flying aircraft carrier that actually worked and deployed aircraft from the “mother-ship” that successfully engaged their targets
graAb TIL that medical students and suffragettes clashed during the Brown Dog affair in 1900s. A small brown dog was dissected when Swedish women protested as they claim the dog was conscious during the procedure. Then medical and vet students united and let off a stink bomb at an animal activist's talk.
R7WMQ TIL the QWERTY system emerged as a result of how the first typewriters were being used. Early adopters and beta-testers included telegraph operators who needed to quickly transcribe messages. The operators found the alphabetical arrangement to be confusing and inefficient for translating morse code.