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7rbbO TIL the 1990s AOL modem sound was a sequence that allowed digital devices to piggyback on an analog telephone network to use sound waves to carry data across phone lines
8eLRG TIL The oldest exercise chart in the world dates to 168BC from China. The exercises can be divided into three categories: 1) Postures of bodily and breathing exercises. 2) Imitating animal behaviour. 3) Exercises targeted at specific diseases.
LkLjv TIL of the MIT Blackjack Team - a group of students from MIT and other leading colleges that used card counting techniques to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide
Brnb TIL That A Video Game Designed to Treat Depression Worked Better Than Counseling
JrZk TIL that the word “Nonchalant” has no opposite. There’s no “chalant,” just “nonchalant.” Only the negative form of the word has found a home in English.