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TIL: The Number of Centenarians in Japan Rises Above 90,000

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jNnGR TIL about the moon landing’s ‘Human Computers’. Who were a group of women, who held math and science degrees, and were responsible for managing the moon landing’s incredibly complex calculations. They also did it real-time, by written hand, and were faster than any technology available before 1970.
X0V9E TIL The English seaside resort of Blackpool was left mostly unscathed by bombing during the Blitz. Documents have suggested that Hitler wanted it preserved as a place for recreation once Germany invaded and conquered England.
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