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TIL we estimate humans began wearing clothes 70,000 years ago because that's when head lice diverged genetically from body lice.

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9wgy7 TIL that the § symbol is called a section sign. It is used as a shortener for sections and to refer to specific sections to a document, and more frequently used in legal code. e.g : "In accord with §12.4 of the terms and condition [...]"
JWm1 TIL the term “pixel” is short for “picture element”
nWWd TIL Google Doodles’ first interactive game, Pacman, was said to have cost economy $120,000,000.
4k9Kg TIL Alaska missed 11 days during the transfer from the Russian Empire to the US in 1867, since they switched from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar
G9Bj TIL The SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane ever built, would go so fast its outside temperature would reach 572 F (300C). It had to be built with components that could grow as they heated. Because of this, the jet would leak fuel until it got hot.