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TIL what about progressive JPEG. A method of compressing and loading images on the Web

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dreZ TIL The Music Industries that push violent/drug related rap also owns private jails, requiring 90% occupancy filled.
rOZ0 TIL that in 1935 when Roosevelt raised the top tax rate to 79% for those making over $5 million it only applied to one person in the United States: John D. Rockefeller
xvyD TIL that the 8th January 1836 is the last day in history that the USA had no national debt
9YewG TIL of the "sixth toenail", which is a miniscule accessory nail situated on the pinky toe's outer corner.
JoP4 TIL the September 11 terror attacks on the WTC released a dust cloud of toxic asbestos fibers across Manhattan. An estimated 410,000 people have been exposed. It is believed lung cancer and mesothelioma cases in the city will reach a peak in the year 2041 (four decades after 9/11)