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TIL Unix time, a concept originating from the Unix operating system developed in the 1960s, represents timestamps as the number of seconds elapsed since January 1st, 1970 at 00:00:00 UTC This method simplifies parsing and utilizing time across various systems by representing it as an integer.

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x686w TIL of Ireland's first billionaire. Sir Tony O'Reilly was a star on the Irish national rugby team, had the highest grade on the national bar exam, became CEO of Heinz ... and declared bankruptcy in 2016.
VBGeB TIL studies have found that in Africa and parts of Asia, people with schizophrenia typically report hearing kind and playful voices as opposed to the violent and cruel voices heard by those in Western societies...
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