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TIL that the modern standard keyboard layout, QWERTY, was NOT designed to slow typists down but rather to prevent the mechanical typewriters from jamming.

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oRDYW TIL that the United States bombed Laos with the equivalent of a planeload of bombs every 8 minutes, 24 hours a day, for 9 years. That adds up to 270 million bombs total, or about 100 bombs per Laotian at the time.
WkYKL TIL that there have only been 2 recorded deaths by stingrays in Australia. Steve Irwin was one of them.
wLOk7 TIL that thousands of unsold Atari cartridges, including the infamous E.T. video game, were buried in a New Mexico landfill. This was believed to be an urban legend until they were dug up in 2014.
8ZnP TIL the reason dogs bark at the mailman is because dogs learn quickly that their barking often makes the intruder go away. This is the case when your dog barks at the mailman. He thinks he is doing his job of protecting his home because when he barks the intruder leaves immediately, every time.
Z5No TIL that after the short-lived “Friends” spin-off “Joey” was cancelled, Joey’s living room set was donated to a medical personnel “simulation centre” where paramedics could conduct training exercises and have their performance recorded on camera