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TIL the RULE in Ja Rule stands for "Represents Unconditional Love's Existence."

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BrZgb TIL "Urgent Call for Unity" was an appeal to defeat the Nazis. It was signed by German scientists, authors and artists in advance of the German federal election in 1932. The appeal was unsuccessful, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor, and the Nazis were able to consolidate power.
VMWG8 TIL: An Indiana Man Woke Up to Becoming a Millionaire By Accident. “It kind of sucks. You go from being a millionaire one second then back to being broke again. But hey, once you’re poor you don’t have anywhere else to go but up.”
kDG1 TIL a bug fix in software is called a “patch” because when computers were programmed by punch cards, bugs were fixed by literally placing a patch over one hole and punching another.
1aLrX TIL A Soviet Base in Wünsdorf East Germany was once the largest Soviet military base in Germany and contained a movie theater and pool for high ranking officers, but was abandoned after the Berlin Wall fell. The complex is now being renovated and already 1,700 new apartments have been created.
R5Law TIL: PRISM is a code name for a program under which the United States National Security Agency (NSA) collects internet communications from various U.S. internet companies.