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TIL in February 2005 various versions of Internet Explorer held an over 89% share of the internet browser market.

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x6J0k TIL that our brains use a method called chunking to group random information into meaningful parts, making it easier to understand and recall. This helps us read jumbled text and manage tasks more efficiently.
OGlv6 TIL the city of Boise, Idaho drops a 17-foot long potato for their New Year's celebration.
wo7wE TIL that despite a long career in organized crime, mobster Meyer Lansky was never found guilty of anything other than illegal gambling
R5yyQ TIL after a student took his own life learning he could not graduate due to insufficient grades, his mother prompted an investigation. It turns out an error by the university made him recieve the wrong grade.
mxo8R TIL Also known as Black Death, Henry Johnson was an African American hero. Despite being stabbed, shot, and hit with grenade shrapnel totaling 21 severe injuries, he managed to kill/injure 24 German soldiers and rescued a member of his unit.