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TIL that the first computer "bug" was an actual moth found trapped in a relay of the Harvard Mark II computer in 1947. This literal bug inspired the term we still use today for software errors.

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yV7ra TIL about Daeseong-Dong, a South Korean village located in the DMZ. Due to the many dangers and restrictions on living there, residents of the village are exempt from compulsory military service.
XE0pX TIL There has not been a year in the last 14 years when Mr. Brightside by the Killers was not in the UK top 100 chart and at 189 weeks, it holds the record for the most weeks in the top 100
yNdJ TIL that Anthony Bourdain, after trying such delicacies as sheep testicle, seal eyeball, and cobra, said the most disgusting thing he’s ever eaten was a Chicken McNugget.
GmE7 TIL that William Boyd and David Bowie created a fictional (hoax) artist called Nat Tate with an aim to expose the pretensions of the art world.
ne9Md TIL a man in 2002 found a way to crack the lottery in the US state of Michigan using math and probability. He figured out that if he bought a certain amount of tickets that he would certainly make a profit. He and his wife Marge ended up making millions of dollars.