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TIL the official name of the # symbol is “octothorpe”

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VmeB TIL that glitter is so unique it can be used as forensic evidence if matching glitter is found at the crime scene and on the suspect since glitter often goes unnoticed by the suspect.
70KX TIL Frank Sinatra’s death coincided with the west coast airing of the series finale of Seinfeld. With everybody indoors watching the episode, the ambulance carrying Sinatra was able to get to the hospital in 10 minutes due to the light traffic.
grQZD TIL that Compact Discs, also known as CDs, were a form of optical storage used to hold music, software, and other digital data before USB drives and cloud storage became common.
P9LJ TIL As a sophomore in high school Wilt Chamberlain scrimmaged the MVP of the College National Champions and won so badly his opponent quit basketball and became a tractor engineer.
yQQZ8 TIL that at most 127 USB devices can be successfully connected to a computer due to protocol limitations