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TIL Superman is Jewish

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GA10Q TIL that Sojourner Truth's first language was Dutch and she retained a hint of a Dutch accent her entire life
YeKP TIL In the 1980’s an X-Ray machine was in use that randomly killed patients with overdoses of radiation due to a programming error.
pYGN8 TIL that the US post office turns children’s letters to Santa into a giant gift registry that allows citizens to fulfill children’s Christmas wishes
6EPRl TIL Animal rescue organisations in the US are placing "unadoptable" cats with businesses as natural pest control. In many cases, this positive socialization leads to the cats becoming affectionate permanent employees of the companies.
0wGoM TIL Clifford Stoll, author of The Cuckoo's Egg, caught a KGB recruit by making the world's first honeypot trap using 50 old computer terminals and an office phone line. The network access issue that led Stoll to the hacker was initially over 9 seconds of unpaid computer time in a library.