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TIL There is now more bot traffic than human traffic on the Internet

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dD5mE TIL of Sun Yaoting, the last eunuch of China who had his penis and testicles removed at the age of eight. Less than two years before China abolish the monarchy.
9Ye7r TIL Kiwifruits were originally called Chinese gooseberries, as they are native to China. The name was first changed to melonette, which was unpopular because melons were subject to higher tariffs than other fruit. They were renamed kiwifruits in 1959.
e0kbn TIL these hardcore Javanese bird's nest gatherers have to risk their lives descending a cliff face hanging from ropes, waiting on an overhang 10 m above sea level for a wave sweeping them into a cave where they gather the nests in total darkness. Bad timing can result in loss of their lives.
lorZa TIL from 1843 to 1937, French shepherds traveled on stilts to keep track of their sheep and watch for wolves. Detailed story and pictures in comments.
epBL6 TIL the term “debugging” comes from an incident that occurred while Grace Hopper was working on the relay contacts of the Harvard Mark II. A moth flew into the computer and was electrocuted to death. Hopper literally had to “debug” the computer which is where the term came from.