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TIL that Leonard Adleman said "Well, it's going to be the least important paper I've ever been on" when accepting to be a part of development of the RSA algorithm.

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8e6AL TIL that Christine Maggiore, founder of the HIV/AIDS denialist group Alive and Well, died of AIDS in 2008.
Y7kwZ TIL in 1906, an irrigation company rerouted the Rio Grande, pushing the US town Rio Rico south of the river, causing it to be mistaken as Mexican. In 1972, the United States learned the land was US soil and officially ceded it to Mexico, allowing the local-born residents American citizenship.
69PAl TIL - Breast Implants Can Be Claimed As A Tax Deduction (Only Fans Etc)
v1pJK TIL that if you are white, you are probably a descendant of Charlemagne. If you're not, you're probably still descended from royalty
8erpK TIL what "Kiefing" means