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TIl that many Boeing 747s still receive software updates via 3.5-inch floppy discs

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krp4 TIL that a teaspoon of honey represents the life work of 12 bees.
pdQ8 TIL that before the 1900s, the mortality rate for women giving birth was as high as 40%.
Oov6Y TIL actors Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt were temporarily blinded with 'burnt retinas' on the set of Twister (1996) by bright lamps used to make the sky look stormy.
dDkxr TIL: The high five originated in 1977 after Dusty Baker became the fourth LA Dodger to achieve 30 home runs that season.
NXXPJ TIL Beer culture in Belgium is added in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage at 2016.