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TIL There was a competing standard to the World Wide Web (www) called gopher

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7E7x TIL in the 1980 US presidential election neither Jimmy Carter nor Ronald Reagan were allowed to privately raise funds, as they could only spend the money that was allocated to them under federal election law
VB1Yk TIL The First-Gen Dodge Viper Actually Had Blinker Fluid
OGgB4 TIL that the guy who was the face of "Dude you're getting a Dell" was fired after being found out of having weed and was kind of blacklisted from the acting industry.
nej5o TIL Tigers will take revenge on those who have done wrong to them. Tigers are amongst the most vengeful animals on this planet.
d9vr TIL that as part of the British Royal Navy’s ‘Last Resort Letters’, in the event of a catastrophe submarine commanders will verify annihilation of civilised society in Great Britain by checking if BBC Radio 4 is still broadcasting.