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TIL that Douglas Adams designed a video game.

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rRMXw TIL a 1974 Portuguese military coup began with a "secret signal". The signal was a song being played during a televised music competition.
kjp4 TIL that Alabama didn’t overturn their ban on interracial marriage until the year 2000.
GAKPE TIL after reviewing previous research & conducting a genetic analysis, a 2024 study found that two populations of orcas (resident & transient), should be recognized as separate species, distinct from both each other & the rest of orcas. Currently, all orcas are categorized as a single species.
69LyQ TIL Calama, Chile (pop 147,886) has an average annual precipitation of 5 mm (0.20 inches). For comparison - Dubai has an annual precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.12 inches).
wL8LP TIL of cryptomnesia - when you forget something and then remember it as if it's an original thought. This can cause unintentional plagiarism or convince you that you've got a brilliant new idea, only to be disappointed when it's already been done.