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TIL the BBC Micro has a resistor to simulate a human holding their finger on the circuit board. The computer doesn't work without it, and we still don't know why today.

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YKJW TIL a man who skipped out on his bill at a Houston-area restaurant was seen running into a vacant building across the street. The police officer who responded went in and called out “Marco,” although that was not his name. The suspect was arrested after he responded “Polo.”
wLEk8 TIL in 2004 215 restaurants in the Chinese province of Guizhou were closed after being charged with lacing their food with opium to make customers addicted. In 2016, 35 restaurants in the entire country were found doing the same thing.
K57E TIL of Britain’s most remote bar. ‘The Old Forge’ pub is located in Inverie, which is so isolated in the Scottish Highlands that no roads connect the village to the rest of the country. Thirsty travelers need to hike 17 miles over very rough terrain, or take a 7-mile ferry ride,
4XlJX TIL Dr Watson ejaculates 11 times throughout the Sherlock Holmes stories. Ejaculate being used to mean exclaimed - '“Thank God!” I ejaculated from my very heart.'
Rboa TIL that Dr. Nakamats, the Man With 3300 Patents to His Name, is the Father of Floppy disks