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TIL the guy who didn’t invent e-mail sues everyone that points out he didn’t invent e-mail.

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neX0b TIL of the Judean Date Palm. An extinct palm variety that was revived using 2,000 year old seeds.
7BrL TIL that a suitcase-sized EMP device is available for purchase for peaceful, commercial uses but requires no license to operate.
kJlNg TIL that, in 2014, a man armed with a knife entered The White House by hopping a fence and running through an unlocked door despite the President being there just minutes before.
VBlRQ TIL the "earworm" phenomenon (having a song stuck in your head in a loop) can occur due to the brain’s attempt to fill a gap in the auditory cortex
R5rn6 TIL that there is a Dinosaur named after the Harry Potter franchise. DRACOREX HOGSWARTIA