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TIL that many people consider Die Hard to be a Christmas movie.

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Y76LA TIL: Self replicating probes or spacecraft, also called Von Neumann probes was a concept theorized by the mathematician. He argued that this is the most efficient method of space exploration/mining as they can adapt. The concept has been used in various media such as Mass Effect, Star Trek, etc.
ne6lB TIL High heels were originally worn by men. Wealthy 17th-century men in Europe wore them to imply their upper-class status; only someone who did not have to work could afford, both financially and practically, to wear such extravagant shoes.
Ap4l TIL In the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta, 11 athletes were sent home after cheating their way into favorable classes. At the Sydney games in 2000, the Spanish mentally handicapped basketball team won the gold medal. It later turned out that 10 players were completely healthy
J1MZl TIL The U.S. Survey Foot was officially retired January 1, 2023
awWG0 TIL: Viruses can live up to 18 days on steel, but only one on denim cloth. University of Iowa research