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TIL Fujitsu’s FACOM 128B(manufactured 1959), a computer that is the world’s oldest still in use.

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OGorX TIL Union General Philip Kearny devised the first unit insignia patches used in the U.S. Army in 1862, after mistakenly giving orders to soldiers not under his command. Afterward, his men wore a patch of red cloth to identify themselves as members of his unit. Other units quickly adopted the idea.
mxVWP TIL From at least the 14th century, belief in a flat Earth among the educated was almost nonexistent.
5YX6r TIL Ancient Egypt already had physicians with specialities, like 'shepherd of the anus' or 'doctors of the tooth'
5YmRk TIL of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, who walked a distance of at least 2,551 miles (4,105 km) through plains, desert, and mountains in the winter to return home to his family, swimming in rivers and even crossing the Continental Divide in the coldest part of winter.
VMNpD TIL About Gorgeous Gussie, A Tennis Player from the 40's and 50's made famous by her frilly knickers!