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TILabout an astronomer who in 1986been tryin to trace a 75 cent computer time discrepancy for 10 months found a German hacker selling defense secrets to the KGB!

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GYDlG TIL of Charles Bliss, who invented Blissymbols- a universal written language. It was a total flop, until in 1965 he discovered it was being used to communicate with kids with cerebral palsy. He promptly sued the small organization using it because they had made changes to aid in communication.
7rD7 TIL Steve Carell supported the 2007 WGA strike and called in sick to the network “ citing the case of enlarged balls as to why he couldn’t come in.”
dDYld TIL a soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years of basketball. In 1894 the first basketball was marketed.
nWGZo TIL you are allowed to cite a conversation you had with AI in academic papers
Ry8Q TIL that on the 5th anniversary of 9/11 the United States received a gift from Russia, the Tear Drop Memorial. The base of the memorial has inscribed the names of all the victims of the attacks.