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TIL that the idea the humans had different races was challenged by the UNESCO statement on "The Race Question" on 18 July 1950.

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DAGe TIL Serial Killer BTK worked for a home security company and installed systems in the homes of numerous citizens who were concerned about the murders he himself had committed.
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7rvYx TIL The 737 airliner used to have a switch to easily disable a runaway autopilot. The 737 MAX replaced this switch with one that was useless because it wired the pilot's control into the same switch.
mdbE TIL that the 404 error code originated at the CERN labs in Switzerland, where a physical room numbered 404 housed the original WWW database.
kOLeE TIL that Mad Max's dog in the Road Warrior was rescued from death row IRL because he showed potential for being trained for the movie