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TIL in 1953, there was only 53K of RAM in the entire world.

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DB0D TIL that despite geographically spanning five time zones, all of China uses Beijing time.
MeaWW TIL that Argentina has the most pets per capita, with 80% of the population having a pet. Argentineans have the most dogs (66% of pet-owners), Russians have the most cats (57% of pet-owners), Turks have the most birds (20% of the population), and Chinese have the most fish (17% of the population)
X0QKE TIL That a big part of the reason the Australian Labor Party is not spelled "Labour" is because American-Australians had a strong presence in Australia's early labor movement.
9Y1KM TIL a man spent 16 years typing numbers from one to one million to feature in the Guinness Book of Records
Aw6o TIL that the Largest Nuclear Power Plant in the world is in Ontario, Canada and that their security force has won the U.S. National SWAT Championship four times.