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TIL that scientists had to rename as many as 27 human genes because Microsoft Excel kept misreading their symbols as dates

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vPLvB TIL that 2000 people died in a war over a Bucket in 1325, (also has the cool name of the War of the Oaken Bucket)
NYJN TIL in 2007 hundreds of people gathered at the coordinate from xkcd episode 240 - story of a man who met a girl in dream that ended with him saying ‘wanting something doesn’t make it real’. When the time was up author Randall Munroe appeared and said “Maybe wanting something does make it real.”
7rpo7 TIL when gender references were removed from CVs even less women were chosen (2.9% less) than if the employer saw the genders of applicants.
0dXWL TIL of the United Kingdom's Locomotives Act 1865, which mandated that motor vehicles abide by a 2 to 4 mph speed limit, be crewed by minimum of three persons, and have man walk at least 55 meters ahead of the vehicle, waving a red flag and sounding a horn.
Br5Er TIL one the "hazards" of the Baja 1000 rally race are the spectators themselves, who are known to sabotage the tracks and create booby-traps. Some those include digging holes, blocking a river to create a makeshift watersplash, or burying and hiding obstacles.