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TIL A Stretch of Route 66 Will Play ‘America the Beautiful’ as You Drive to the Side

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Bg4LK TIL: The first computer virus, "Creeper," was created in 1971 as an experiment. It displayed the message, "I'M THE CREEPER: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!" on infected systems. It was followed by the first antivirus, "Reaper," specifically designed to remove Creeper.
E6Zo TIL there is a ~11,000 sq ft underground vault on a Norwegian Island that “aims at safeguarding the world’s most important plant genetic resources for food and agriculture with a maximum level of security” free of charge.
Z8oo4 TIL Optimus Prime is not a Jew (supported by verifiable source material).
NynE TIL that in addition to having the same social structure as bees, being resistant to cancer, and able to live up to 31 years, naked mole rats also have no pain sensation in their skin.
Vo60 TIL that today is the 100 year anniversary the first woman to parachute from an airplane. She was also the first person to free-fall (jump without a static line), and is credited for the term ‘rip cord’ when she got tangled during a static line jump and had to cut herself free during a jump.