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TIL A 512-bit CPU would be capable of addressing more bytes than there are fundamental particles in the observable universe.

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R5pZ1 TIL that a survey of 573 Dog Owners in the Southeast US showed that given the choice between saving a person or their dog in a life threatening situation, 40% would choose the dog over a foreign tourist, 35% over a local stranger, 24% over distant cousins, and 3% over siblings and grandparents.
v1JNr TIL A century ago there were 100,000 tigers. Now there are just 3,900 remain in the wild. About 75% of the world's tiger population live in just one country.
M4m0 TIL Astronaut Steven Swanson – a big Firefly fan – took copies of Firefly and Serenity to the ISS in 2007 and added them to the space station’s movie library.
16bbd TIL there is a 191,000 square foot mansion, with 50-car garage, in Brasil
6Va7 TIL that students with the highest GPAs score lowest on measures of creativity and independence, and highest on measures of punctuality, delay of gratification, predictability and dependability.