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TIL that modern hospitals have rounded walls instead of sharp corners to deter the build-up of dirt and germs.

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KpxR TIL that David Rockefeller, the great grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, at age 101 has recieved 7 heart transplants in his lifetime. More than anyone else alive.
jNNeQ TIL 95% of all current ATM transactions run on systems using a computer language developed in the 1960s
rmrx TIL That in the early 1970s Chile experimented with a centralised computer network that would provide live economic data for “managing resources, detecting problems before they arise, and to experiment with economic policies”. It was destroyed when Pinichet’s regime took power before completion.
ZGVo TIL: In 2007, British marines conducted a rescue mission for a fallen comrade by strapping themselves onto the wings of an Apache helicopter (in front of the rocket pods) which then flew into a compound they just raided
e0roJ TIL that Queen Elizabeth II has a personal bagpiper that plays under her window every morning.