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TIL: The White House runs linux on all of its computers.

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yMJM TIL of a three year old Russian girl who survived for 11 days in Siberian taiga forest by drinking from a creek and eating berries while being protected by her dog which went to get help after nine days and returned with rescuers.
XEWYr TIL that in February 18, 1952 a huge storm hit New England, generating huge waves and two 500-foot tankers were broken in half by the heavy seas, against all odds a small Coast Guard lifeboat piloted by a man named Bernie Webber single handedly rescued 32 of the 33 men stranded in one of the tankers
m1x4x TIL that actor Chuck Lamb became famous for playing the role of dead bodies in film and television
7rbx7 TIL one of the responsibilities of the UN is to maintain a list of international days
x6kQD TIL why larger eggs have thinner shells. It's because larger eggs come from older hens and the eggs are produced with the same amount of shell material.