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Today I learned Y2K was never an issue because people spent years and over $100 billion USD to keep disaster from happening.

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1PXr TIL that the Great Dane was first bred in Germany, not Denmark, for Boar hunting. It is the national dog of Germany, where it is known as a German Mastiff.
loR7N TIL during his reign in the 630s Caliph Umar was the first to appoint police forces to keep civil order.
ZWdG TIL Cold War spy satellites from the 1960s took pictures of 10,000 ancient cities and ruins in the Middle East which nobody knew existed until they were re-examined in 2014. The images were made before modern cities overran many archaeological sites.
8aeRL TIL human ears continue to grow throughout a person's lifetime
XEaP6 TIL that live snails need their own train ticket, if you take one on a train in France. According to French law, when taking any animal under 6KG (~13lbs) one must pay 7 Euro (~$7.5) for the ride. Law requires you to stay with your snail and keep it and the other passengers safe for the whole ride.