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TIL the modern Internet was born on January 1, 1983, making today its 30th cake day!

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GMNJ TIL cold showers increase testosterone levels, mitigates depression, and invigorates the mind.
xVdb TIL: The US has a higher poverty rate than Vietnam
eXyD TIL the three member crew of NASA’s Skylab 4 mission staged a one-day mutiny where they shut off all communication with ground control and spent the day relaxing and looking at the Earth.
MeK4m TIL Harriet Tubman was give a $20 a month pension after the civil war, this is why she will be on the redesigned $20 bill
YxVZ TIL that despite the name originating from Tchaikovsky’s ballet, composed nearly seventy years prior to the movie, the name ‘Princess Aurora’ is now a registered trademark of The Walt Disney Company, creating copyright and licensing issues for any future performances of 'The Sleeping Beauty Ballet’.