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TIL: A kindergarten was built on the former site of the monkey lab were Reston Ebola was discovered

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X0AAD TIL there's a people and a language called Anāl
XE06D You hear the phrase all the time when you’re working with computers, especially on customer service calls: “Please reboot your computer.” Why do we use the word reboot to mean “turn it off and on again”? It all goes back to tech history — and to one of the most revolutionary aspects of these computing machines.
b9o7E TIL that if you fall asleep on a Tarantino set they will take a picture of you with a 3ft. dildo named "Big Jerry" next to your face and put it on the wall of shame. If you take it it down, it gets enlarged and put up again. If you take it down again, it gets printed on t-shirts for the whole crew.
D17LY TIL In 2013, Britney Spear’s music was used by British Naval Officers to ward off Somali Pirates in the east coast of Africa. According to one officer: “As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as quickly as they can."
epVb4 TIL there is a correct way to point nasal spray. Point the nozzle of the nasal spray container toward the back of your head. I aimed farther back and it worked totally differently.