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TIL: In 2014 The International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology accepted an article whose content was “Get me off your fucking mailing list.” repeated for ten pages.

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XEJJX TIL that the world's largest diamond was discovered in South Africa, and it was shipped to England on a steamboat under heavy security. But it just was a diversion, beacause the real stone was sent in a plain box via post
D1epv TIL : we finally developed a new steel alloy as light as titanium!
lAJ5 TIL that Tupac was first artist to have an album at number one on the Billboard 200 while in prison
b8Z7 TIL Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.
p80jQ TIL In 1999, people believed that Furbies contained computer chips so they could record words and repeat them. The U.S. satellite intelligence operation banned Furbies - in essence, accusing the toy of being a Chinese-manufactured spy, a secret-stealing bugging device capable of eavesdropping.