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TIL the very first automation happened was via first Electronic Computer Colossus, to reduce the time for decoding World War II messages between Hitler & his Generals, from six weeks to six hours, at Bletchley Park in England.

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NExM TIL that the awesome 3-D sound we had in ‘90s games used binaural technology, but new games can’t use it because of patent issues.
BDyk TIL the first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug use was a Swedish pentathlete who drank two beers before his shooting event to calm his nerves.
70D7 TIL Seth MacFarlane (of Family Guy, American Dad, and Ted) missed boarding American Airlines Flight 11 by fifteen minutes on September 11, 2001. He was late because of a bad travel agent and a hangover.
mxnXy TIL the minimum kills to be called a "serial killer" is three
xyJk TIL Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, recorded a $167 million loss on paper because of “Hollywood Accounting”. Warner Brothers effectively made sure that the movie lost money by paying itself a $212 million “distribution fee” off the top.