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TIL: Ternary computers use trits instead of bits and they are cheaper to manufacture and operate than binary computers.

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aPoN TIL that hat making in the past involved prolonged exposure to mercury vapours, causing poisoning which symptoms are sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), and a lack of coordination. this inspired terms like “Mad as a hatter” and of course, the mad hatter of Alice in wonderland.
rRGl1 TIL the world record for the longest accurate shot in archery is 283.47 meters and is held by Matt Stutzman, a man born without arms.
x7w7 TIL Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Installed a English Electric Lightning F1A Jet Fighter in His Front Garden. However, It was Removed on the Orders of the Local Council, to which Clarkson said “[They] wouldn’t believe my claim that it was a leaf blower.”
wLZD7 TIL that the Popsicle was invented when 11 year old Frank Epperson accidentally left sugary soda water outdoor on a frigid night in 1905. His kids later made him rename the Epsicle (Epperson's icicle) to Pop's 'Sicle.
054j TIL There’s a National Eagle Repository in Colorado, where bald and golden eagles found dead are sent, and then have their parts redistributed to Native American tribes for ceremonial purposes