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TIL Hard drives will be physically faster if you format files to the outer edge of disk

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R5jR4 TIL that the phrase "Friends of Bill W" is a dogwhistle meaning members of Alcoholics Anonymous, after the organization's co-founder Bill Wilson.
PYGye TIL The world's worst shark attack occurred on July 30, 1945, when the SS Indianapolis was torpedoed by Japanese submarines. Nearly 900 men went overboard - only 317 were rescued four days later, with hundreds directly killed by sharks
e8ln TIL contacts in Microsoft Outlook without profile pictures instead use a silhouette of Bill Gates’ mug shot
knYd TIL that a building called Blok P once housed 1% of Greenland’s population. It was advertised to tourists as “so depressing that it’s almost an attraction in itself.”
pDaO TIL in 2012 a zookeeper licked a monkey’s anus for an hour in order to save the monkey’s life