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TIL: The world’s smallest hard drive is only 96 atoms big.

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p8x6b TIL that in 1912 as Theodore Roosevelt prepared to make a speech, he was shot in the chest. However, he proceeded to complete his 90 minute long speech before visiting the hospital.
8eAyL TIL Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and Skyrim’s Paarthurnax share the same voice actor
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