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TIL apart from the legendary Y2K, the crisis programmers really fear is in 2038, when systems running C will run out of dates

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nWvYG TIL about the 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster, in where grain containing methylmercury never intended for human consumption was imported into Iraq, where it was consumed by Iraqis living in rural areas. The recorded death toll was 459 people, but higher figures have been suggested.
9Y7lD TIL when Australian javelin thrower Reg Spiers could not afford (financially) to purchase a flight back to Australia from London, he "mailed/posted" himself back to Australia in a wooden box...a journey that took 63 hours and passed through India and Singapore. This happened in 1964.
m6Vv TIL that God’s Number is the maximum amount of moves it would take to completely solve any scrambled Rubik’s Cube. That number is 20.
ADneo TIL that in February 1970, an amateur photographer was taking photos around an airport in Sydney, Australia. It was only after the film was developed that he realized he captured a stowaway's final moments as he fell out of the wheel well of a plane taking off and fell 56 meters to his death.
LQvDd TIL about Tiago Rech. In 2012, he gained fame as the sole fan supporting his local team, Santa Cruz-RS, at an away match. His dedication led to him being hired by the club. In 2014 he became the club president and in 2020 they won the FGF Cup and classified for Copa do Brasil for the first time.