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TIL that a TV station in Wyoming used a legal loophole to move to Delaware in 2013

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1aE48 TIL voodoo is not witchcraft or black magic, it's an west African religion, though it has many variation in Whole America.
8YeX TIL that the first programmer for the ENIAC was Jean Bartik, who learned to program the computer with no manual and only by looking schematic diagram as she did not have the clearance to see the computer.
7rRWP TIL the term "ZIP" code is actually an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, was introduced in the 40's only for large cities, and was a signature mark for the USPS to give the impression that the mail would "zip" along faster if citizens used it.
KOxR6 TIL that R2D2 and C3PO are two important proteins involved in RNA interference. It's a process that leads to silencing of specific genes depending on their requirement in the cell. They are named after the Star Wars characters with the same names.
8KbL TIL the sound effects for the alien language in District 9 were made by rubbing a pumpkin