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Today I learned the first internet router called IMP 1 was the size of a phonebooth.

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mmWO TIL we possess all of the technology necessary for “vactrains” capable of speeds of 4000+ mph
ZpnjG TIL that indigenous tribes in what is now Oklahoma (Five Civilized Tribes), rely on the Dawes Rolls to determine a person's ties to one of the tribes by blood.
5Qm8 TIL that D.A.R.E., the education program that seeks to prevent use of controlled drugs, has been deemed “ineffective” repeatedly in multiple studies.
gMJPy TIL the best way to transport a rhino is hung upside down from a helicopter.
EgBeV TIL: General Patton was relieved of command after two separate incidents of slapping shell-shocked soldiers in a field hospital. Following a massive public outcry, General Eisenhower forced Patton to apologize and reassigned him to lead a “phantom” decoy unit of inflatable tanks.