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TIL that workers at Google believed the site was under a DDoS attack due to the extreme volume of people searching about Michael Jackson on the day of his death.

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W9N9 TIL that Porygon, from Pokémon, is spelled that way to reflect how Japanese people pronounce the “L” sound as an “R” sound. (So, Porygon is really Polygon).
nWppP TIL about the Liber Paradisus (Paradise Book), a law text promulgated in 1256 by the city of Bologna (Italy) which proclaimed the abolition of slavery and the release of serfs. On 25 August 1256, the head of city government announced the liberation of about 6,000 serfs, owned by 400 lords
0jaM TIL that Roger Federer’s coach, Peter Carter, was killed in a car crash in South Africa in 2002. Every year since 2005, Federer arranges for Carter’s parents to fly out of Adelaide to attend the Australian Open in Melbourne, where they sit in his box, stay at his hotel, and attend the celebrations.
KOVXa TIL though distilled water has a pH of 7 immediately after distillation, it becomes slightly acidic with a pH of 5.8 some time after distillation because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
0GPN TIL in 1880 the age of consent in Delaware was 7.