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TIL That you can watch the whole episode IV of Star Wars, in Command Prompt.

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5VO49 TIL of congressman James Trafica, who was convicted on ten felony charges including "forcing his congressional staff to perform chores at his farm in Ohio"
8a1aP TIL about Parkinson’s Law, which states that work expands to fill the time allotted. At the time used to explain the growth of bureaucracy in organizations, it helps understand today why so many projects and team fail to be productive.
VBl8Q TIL: The world's coldest marathon was held in Yakutia, Siberia. 2022's winner ran it in 3h 22m; the temperature was -53°C
4kEVb TIL that Namibia was the first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution.
QJLeL TIL that when the mummy of Ramesses II was flown to Paris for examinations in 1974, it was issued an Egyptian passport listing his occupation as "King (deceased)".