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TIL of Y2k38, or the Year 2038 Problem, when a signed 32-bit integer will no longer be large enough to store the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch.

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rRMxy TIL that "ang mo" - meaning "red-haired" - is a term used in Singapore and Taiwan to refer to white people, while "ang mo sai" - meaning "red-haired sh*t" - is a term used in those countries to refer to Chinese people who aren't able to read Chinese and have lost their cultural identity
690y7 TIL the first video to mention China on YouTube is also the first UFO video ever on the platform
P01L TIL that the main reason for such a high percentage of Americans being behind bars is that 95% of cases never get to court. The “plea bargain” exchanges lighter sentences for guilty pleas, but eliminates all chance of appeal.
VMNjm TIL that "baby on board" stickers aren't just suburban mums being themselves, it's actually for emergency services to know to look for a baby in a crash
WWoX TIL Chrysler offered Bruce Springsteen $12 million to use “Born in the U.S.A.” in an ad campaign. Springsteen turned them down and has still never let his music be used to sell products.