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TIL medieval peasants got more vacation time than modern workers

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Br8wD TIL some lawmakers want to change Kazakhstan's name. The most recent suggestion was "Kazakh Republic" (Kazakhstan's original name) for the upcoming 100th anniversary of independence. They argue "stan" countries get confused and the change would create a unique identity for foreign interest.
xAno TIL civilians in a McDonald’s once seized control of a NASA satellite using old radio parts from eBay and a salvaged flat screen TV.
OGYR1 TIL of the Superman memory crystal, a nanostructured glass used for permanently recording digital data. It can store up to 360 terabytes worth of data for billions of years. It is so durable that even at 189 °C (372 °F), its decay time is comparable to the age of the Universe (13.8×10^9 years).
QJoGX TIL about Nikolai Vavilov who, obsessed with ending famine, created the world's largest collection of plant seeds, advancing the genetic study of cultivated plants. He faced anti-Mendelian forces during the Stalin era, leading to arrest in 1940. Ironically, he died in captivity, by starvation.
Wkyd TIL that in 2011, two Domino’s Pizza Store Managers were charged with arson after burning down a nearby Papa John’s in Southern Florida