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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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KOxjR TIL that Freeform, formerly the Family Channel, the Fox Family Channel and ABC Family, was originally an evangelical Christian channel called the CBN Satellite Service before being sold to Fox and later Disney
0wgb1 TIL Joe Son (the shoe guy from Austin Powers) is serving life in prison for torture.
VMx1G TIL: Native Americans painted murals of Mythological creatures on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
yRjl TIL Raccoons were able to open 11 of 13 complex locks in fewer than 10 tries and had no problems repeating the action when the locks were rearranged or turned upside down. They can also remember the solutions to tasks for up to 3 years.
JYNXm TIL Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt developed a card-based method for promoting creativity and brainstorming called "Oblique Strategies," which would give generic aphorisms/instructions to apply to any creative process