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TIL people used to download games from the radio frequencies. Radio Belgrade broadcasted about 150 games

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69odZ TIL about the World Solar Challenge - an event held in the Australian outback in which teams are required to travel 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide using only solar energy to power their cars. Started in 1987, it takes place every two years and attracts entries from around the world.
b6Eg0 TIL that although forbidden by the rules, Ralph Steinman was awarded a Nobel Prize for "his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity" after his death which occurred three days earlier on September 30, 2011, the jury being unaware of his death at the time of its decision.
e04x4 TIL that mosquitoes can not only smell what blood type you are, they prefer type O. In fact, people who are type O are twice as likely to be bitten than someone who is type A.
RoQj TIL that Sociopaths tend to be nervous, easily agitated, are prone to emotional outbursts, including fits of rage, and will appear to be very disturbed. Psychopaths are cool, calm, and meticulous; those around them may never suspect their true nature.
X0eW8 TIL that the Castle Bravo nuclear test was 3x as powerful as the designers expected. This was due to unexpected fission of lithium-7, which greatly increased the yield of the other nuclear reactions.