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TIL that the founder of Israel was an Atheist

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loKQ5 TIL in 2014, an 89 year old WW2 veteran, Bernard Shaw went missing from his nursing home. It turned out that he went to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings against the nursing home's orders. He left the home wearing a grey mack concealing the war medals on his jacket.
oV9o TIL that there was a computer worm that would gain access to Windows XP systems, download a patch from Microsoft to close the vulnerability that it used to infect the system, attempt to delete the infamous Blaster worm (if present) from the system, then delete itself.
78nLp TIL Gut bacterias talk to our brain and influence our mood, energy level, appetite, memory and personality.
VeXB TIL Blazing Saddles marks the first time a fart recording had been used in cinema
EGmV TIL Cold War playground equipment was intended to foster children’s curiosity and excitement about the Space Race.