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TIL that an encrypted copy of Microsoft Bob as included on the Windows XP installation CD to make it more difficult to pirate.

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LQrWm TIL if California were a country, it would be 5th in the world for GDP.
X9vD TIL that dogs tilt their heads when a human speaks to them because they’re trying to identify the words, locate their source and see the speaker better
eYYL TIL humans can enter sleep cycles of 24-48 hours in the absence of sunlight
KOZ4R TIL that the dust storm that sets off the events in the film "The Martian" isn't plausible because the atmosphere on Mars is about 1% as dense as Earth's and the winds in the strongest Martian storms top out at about 60 miles per hour, unlikely to tip or rip apart major mechanical equipment.
kJg TIL An ER doctor received so many patients from an Amazon Warehouse in Allentown, PA he reported it to OSHA for unsafe working conditions.