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TIL after refusing to log out of Halo 2 for more than three weeks after its scheduled end, the last person in Xbox Live on an original Xbox succumbed.

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ZEOY TIL in 2001, IT at UNC decided to do a server audit. They realized that they could not find one of their best performing servers. Eventually resorting to following the physical cabling, they hit a wall, literally. The server had been buried behind a wall during remodeling for over 4 years.
WLbX TIL there is a secret shoe boutique in Boston that is accessible only through a Snapple machine in the back of a convenience store. They spent $0 on marketing and are one of the best shoe boutiques in the world.
keP1 TIL: Thomas Jefferson introduced macaroni and cheese to the US
QmEe TIL that a man sneezed out the tip (penny sized) of a toy dart while at his computer. It had been lodged unknowingly in his nasal cavity for 44 years. He had to confirm with his mom…
R6N1 TIL The NYPD Created It’s Own Intelligence Agency After 9/11 and Currently has Officers embed in 13 Oversea Cities