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TIL Pakistani government telecom engineers trying to block domestic traffic to YouTube accidentally blocked YouTube worldwide for two hours.

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WRod TIL there was a 14-year old boy who died after the height adjustment cylinder on his chair exploded, shooting metal shrapnel into his rectum.
N7YgQ TIL Mechaniscburg in Pennsylvania is a town named for a settlement of mechanics who made and repaired Conestoga wagons in the early 19th century.
A9Po TIL The United States hasn’t had a period of peace since WWII
PYWpE TIL about Hematohydrosis; a rare disease where humans sweat blood.
KlwJ TIL in ancient Athens there was a process called “Ostracism” which allowed voters to banish certain politicians they deemed detrimental to the democracy.