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TIL that transmitting data from person to person via hard drives and physical media is called the Sneakernet

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nWyP7 TIL that the rarest event ever recorded was the radioactive decay of xenon-124 (an isotope of the element xenon used in flash lamps and ion thrusters in spacecraft), which was detected by a dark matter detector
6917X TIL that one of Saint Nicholas' most renowned gifts was providing a destitute man with sufficient funds for each of his three daughters to receive a suitable dowry. This enabled the three girls to circumvent a life of prostitution to sustain themselves.
VMw9Z TIL the FBI has an Instagram page that's private, has zero followers, but has 26 posts that no one's ever seen
4k6ng TIL Groucho Marx was back in vogue in 1972, and performed at Carnegie Hall, where he reminisced of his nearly 70 years in show biz. A double album record was remarkably successful, Grammy nominated, and placed in the Library of Congress. His accompanist was an then unknown Marvin Hamlisch.
kBMm TIL in 1968 Japan, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car hadbeen riggedwith a bomb. The cop got under the car to defuse the device. Everybody ran when the car started to smoke. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300M Yen robbery remains unsolved