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m1meE TIL before 1950 almost 1 in 3 homes in the United States had bedbug infestations.
YbYA TIL in 1945, Grace Hopper traced a computer problem to a moth between the relays, then taped it up into her log book and wrote, “First actual case of a bug being found.” This popularized the terms “bug” and “debug” and her log book is now stored within the Smithsonian.
N01M TIL an Institute in Colorado created a clock so accurate it won’t lose/gain a second in 20 million years. This is the clock used for internet time!
roQw TIL A man can divorce his wife in Islam simply by saying ‘Talaq’ ('I divorce you’) three times to his wife.