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TIL that Steam was originally created so Valve didn't have to keep shutting off Counter-Strike servers to fix issues with the game.

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QJKdL TIL That the famous deaf-blind writer Hellen Keller received a gift from a Japanese police officer who gave her an Akita dog named Kamikaze-Go as a present. After the dog's death Japan’s government gifted another Akita, making her the first person to bring the dog breed to the U.S. In 1948
jNemN TIL Goldilocks was originally an old woman and the three bears were originally all bachelors living together instead of a family.
gJY8 TIL a rat can squeeze through holes or gaps the size of a quarter because its skull is not plated together, so it can change the shape of its head and squeeze through a very small opening. They are able to leap 4 feet laterally, can fall 5 floors without any injuries, and tread water for 3 days.
yZmp TIL there is a genetic mutation that causes your bones to become very dense. One person that suffered from this had a bone density that was eight times higher than the average male; he used to sink like a stone when he tried to swim and once came out of a car accident without a single fracture.
GYQOj TIL In 1920, the New York Times published an editorial titled "A Severe Strain on Credulity," mocking scientist Robert Goddard's contention that a rocket could conceivably leave the atmosphere and even reach the moon. They later printed a retraction, the day after the launch of Apollo 11.