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TIL when Google goes down, they lose 100k a minute, and 40% of the internet goes down with it.

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6L87 TIL that there is only one surviving Ninjutsu master left. He has chosen not to appoint a new ninja grandmaster, and consequently let the lineage of the last surviving ninja clan die with him because “the art of ninjutsu has no place in the modern age.”
LkdV9 TIL about a group of 8 people who mistakenly snorted pure LSD crystals which they thought was cocaine, resulting in what is probably the largest LSD overdose ever and 5 of the 8 going into a state of coma. (Article continues on the next pages)
0wx55 TIL three films featuring kids' love and fascination with baseball were released within months of each other: "The Sandlot," "Rookie of the Year," and "Little Big League." The last one was released a month before professional baseball games were suspended because the MLB players went on strike.
85lG TIL in 1956 there was a military Vespa made for paratroopers
vP5oB TIL The Antarctic Treaty System Has Set Rules for Scientific Exploration from International Entities and Banning Military Involvement in Antarctica Since Going Into Effect in 1961