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TIL that the webcam was invented just because 3 people wanted to keep a check on coffee level without walking to their breakroom.

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9br7 TIL The Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated every year on 10 November in a cake-cutting ceremony where the first slice of cake is given to the oldest Marine present, who in turn hands it off to the youngest Marine present. The celebration includes a reading of Commandant Lejeune’s Birthday Message.[
nWp5r TIL that "Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25" is a myth that is not based in science, only misunderstandings. Our brains continue to mature with time, and our brains never stop changing. Individual differences mean some of are more mature than others, at an earlier age.
LQ9d TIL the word “decimate” comes from the Roman practice of killing 1 of every 10 soldiers as punishment for mutiny or cowardice
VMrnZ TIL about the 80s Pakistani action flick, Hitlar, in which der Führer settles down in Pakistan and sires a son. The son of Hitler -Hitlar - spends his days terrorizing a small town, using his musical sting to petrify his enemies, and conversing with paintings of his dead Nazi father.
woKgJ TIL The Washington DC license plate includes the slogan "End Taxation Without Representation"