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

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NX4n1 TIL referees would respond to Dikembe Mutombo's gesture of waving his index finger after a block with a technical foul. To avoid the foul, Mutombo started waving his finger at the crowd or TV cameras after a block as that is not considered taunting per NBA rules.
Exro TIL (from QI) a chicken, Mike, lived for a year and a half without his head.
a80WN TIL that manatees use their farts to swim. They hold in their gas to help them get closer to the surface of the ocean, and then expel it to help them travel back down to the bottom.
l76PK TIL - Dusty Springfield who sang "Son of a Preacher Man" and "I Only Want To Be With You" came out as bisexual and it destroyed her career
0xB5 TIL The planet Venus is nearly identical in size to Earth, their radius’ differ in size by only 201 miles, with Earth being the larger.