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TIL - In the 2020 Census, Over Half of White Americans Reported Being of English, German or Irish Descent

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V0v8 TIL a tiny roundoff software error resulted in the death of 28 U.S. soldiers, a 1/3 of a second rounding error turning into a 600 meter interception failure
Br5Lb TIL a 1995 sci-fi novel depicted invading aliens destroying all life on Earth, then chasing surviving human colonists throughout the solar system while broadcasting "We Are the World" on repeat to taunt them
xKJD TIL Today (Easter Monday) is a national holiday in Czech Republic that is celebrated by men spanking women with a homemade whip.
oBdjA TIL that the middle out compresion algorithm in the HBO series Silicon Valley is a real thing and is used by Dropbox's Lepton compression algorithm.
PYMjG TIL Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer, Artimus Pyle survived the 1977 plane crash that killed fellow band members. After the crash, he attempted to seek help from a nearby farm only to be shot at by the farmer who lived there.