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TIL The first software patch was an actual patch, on a paper tape.

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nePvb TIL During Operation Ivy Bells (wire tapping Soviet underwater communication lines) the USS Seawolf (SSN-575) was almost lost during one of the missions—she was stranded on the bottom after a storm and almost had to use her self-destruct charges to scuttle the ship with her crew.
DQBVP TIL that the cover photo for the soundtrack to The Who documentary The Kids Are Alright was taken on the grounds of the Carl Schurz Monument in New York City's Morningside Park.
Z8EX4 TIL Quincy Jones successfully sued Michael Jackson's estate based on expert testimony that was immediately expunged from the record.
GanE TIL the tallest tree in the world, the largest tree in the world (by volume) and the oldest tree in the world (non-clonal) are all in California.
W7kZ9 TIL of the Herald of Free Enterprise, a ferry boat that capsized off the Belgian coast in 1987, killing 193 passengers total.