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TIL the Eternal September is a term that refers to the month when Usenet experienced a large influx of AOL users… the network’s existing culture couldn’t integrate the sheer number of new users, and according to pre-1993 users, never fully recovered

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gjaA TIL the Rick Ross you know is actually an impostor of the real Rick Ross who, went to jail for 20 years for trafficking drugs (millions and millions), and when he came out, discovered someone was making millions pretending to be him.
KODRa TIL in 1964, when Bob Dylan first met The Beatles, he had misheard the lyrics to “I Want to Hold Your Hand” as “I get high” instead of “I can’t hide”, and showed up to meet them ready to smoke. He gave a joint to Ringo, who didn't realize he was supposed to pass it and smoked the whole thing himself
nlPb TIL space smells like “seared steak” or “hot metal” to astronauts returning from spacewalks
R7pE7 TIL that after the Great Fire of Rome during the reign of Nero, Lyons sent Rome a large sum of money to help. A year later, Lyons itself suffered a great fire, and Nero send them the same amount of money.
KYMdB TIL That a gin pennant (sometimes gin flag or drinking pennant) is a maritime flag. When flown aboard ship, it indicates an open invitation to other ships' officers to come aboard for drinks.