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TIL that NASA tried covering up for 2 years that the crew of the Challenger survived the explosion and died from the impact of hitting the ocean, rather than dying instantly.

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wopW7 TIL how speedcubers (aka speed solvers) solve a Rubik's Cube in less than 10 seconds. The steps include solving the cross, the first two layers, and then orienting and permuting the last layer.
WPeL TIL: The original 1983 V miniseries was inspired by the 1935 novel It Couldn’t Happen Here but with American fascists replaced by an alien occupying force to make it easier to market.
neOY TIL the game Minesweeper was criticized because it was offensive to mine victims. Windows Minesweeper now has a mode that uses flowers instead.
v15NB TIL in 1987 a virus called Stoned was spread widely across Australia and New Zealand. The virus would display "Your computer is now stoned. Legalise Marijuana" in infected boot sectors of infected floppy disks and master boot records of infected hard disks.
DQwng TIL for over 50 years a giant whale terrorised the waters around 6th century Constantinople, sinking ships and generally wreaking havoc.