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TIL a quine is a computer program that takes no input and produces a copy of its own source code as its only output.

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9wDgB TIL Elvis Costello's dad recorded an album covering Elvis Presley's hits.
WkwBY TIL during a gunfight between an off-duty sheriff’s deputy and two suspects, the deputy managed to fire a bullet straight down the barrel of one of the suspects guns. Investigators later said it was a “one in a billion shot”. One suspect was shot in the leg and arrested, while the other got away.
wYjY TIL that Cubans developed a drug called Heberprot-P as a cure for diabetic foot ulcer with a success rate of 90%.
x6PQ1 TIL that chocolate bars Picnic, & Cherry Ripe, as well as the Freddo Frog and Old Gold bar chocolate were created by the Australian confectionary company MacRobertson’s. They were also responsible for introducing chewing gum and cotton candy to Australia. They were bought by Cadbury in 1967
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