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TIL That a server at the University of North Carolina was physically lost for 4 years (although online) until they physically traced the cables and discovered it had been walled off.

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pYAXe TIL that the first man-made object that was send to space (above the Karman line) was German.
v1bjK TIL strikebreakers are used more frequently in the United States than in any other industrialized nation
89pG TIL Princess Leia’s iconic metal bikini was inspired by Fisher’s complaints that the loose-fitting outfits she wore in the Star Wars concealed her feminine physique.
nWx19 TIL after the OJ verdict, 75% white Americans and 30% black Americans polled thought he was guilty, but by 2016 those numbers had changed to 83% and 57%, respectively.
M6MB TIL of the word “callipygian,” which means “having a well-shaped buttocks.”