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TIL about Folding@Home and Project 11747

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wLa8J TIL: The Wreck of the Sultana was the Worst Maritime Disaster In American History, killing 1,800 on board.
NXgK6 TIL Blondie's music video for the 1981 song Rapture featured Jean-Michel Basquiat as Grandmaster Flash did not show up for the video shoot and Basquiat was hired instead.
D1J7r Today I learned how to speak Enchanting Table. The Standard Galactic Alphabet, or SGA, was featured in the game 'Commander Keen'. It can be easily translated and is included in the Minecraft 2013 Annual
E14d7 TIL In 1946, the US agreed to turn over all of its nuclear weapons on the condition that all other countries pledge not to produce them. The Soviets reject it.
D1Pr TIL that many marathons have a limit finishing time, after which a sweeper bus will come and pick up those who are still running.