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TIL about Whataburger, and What-a-burger. They’re both different restaurants that opened on the same day without the knowledge of each others existence.

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AN74B TIL that the UK has an invasive population of wallabies in the wild.
d90j TIL some mustard gas effects, once declassified, allowed the chemicals to be utilized to treat cancer. Mustard gas science is the precursor to chemotherapy.
xd8o TIL that to circumvent US laws banning the export of cryptography software as “ammunition”, PGP inventor Phill Zimmermann published the entire sourcecode in a hardcover book. The export of books is fully legal.
LQxMV Today I learned that the lyrics of "baby owl" are actually the lyrics of "baby i'll rule"
4XJg TIL George Takei wants Star Wars and Star Trek fans to come together and fight the Twilight menace.