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TIL that Fidonet, a pre-internet networking technology, still exists and is used today

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5VKBQ TIL in 1943, a U.S. bomber took 11 direct hits to its fuel tanks—but none exploded. The bombs were empty, and one carried a Czech note saying, 'This is all we can do for you now.'"
E1Lrp TIL that the transformation of common metals into gold, a seemingly impossible goal attempted by alchemists for centuries, is now entirely possible using either a nuclear reactor or a particle accelerator. However, the process is so expensive that it is functionally useless.
YVar TIL that pistol dueling with wax bullets was a popular pastime in the early 20th century and even featured as a sport in the 1908 Summer Olympics
9Y44D TIL that Eric Clapton is the only person that has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times. Once with the Yardbirds, once with Cream, and once as a solo artist.
7rdEr TIL about the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, built on the site of "S-21," one of at least 150 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge. Of the estimated 20,000 people who were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng, there are only twelve known survivors.