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TIl Norway’s doctors still use floppy disks, apparently they’re more secure than modern alternatives.

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9Ymr7 TIL of Ramsar, Iran the most naturally radioactive place on earth. Current studies show a possible radioadaptive effect that allows the residents to live with over 10x the safe levels of radiation exposure.
loRZV TIL a New Zealand wild Kea parrot snatched £600 from the van of a Scottish tourist out taking photos; a Canadian couple told him: "We’ve just seen that bird take something out of your van." He reported the theft to police who laughed. Kea are known car vandals, reported to break off wing mirrors.
GX55 TIL Sugar Ray Robinson backed out of a fight because he had a dream that he was going to kill his opponent. After being convinced to fight, he went into the ring and killed his opponent.
X0eAR TIL in 1516 Germany passed the Reinheitsgebot law stating only water, barley and hops be used to make beer. This was due to sanitation reasons and because unscrupulous brewers sometimes added hallucinogenic plants to their brew.
Zp0QY TIL of Jean-Baptiste Lully, he was one of the early conductors for an orchestra. He had a rather strange way of conducting by pounding his staff on the floor. He died of a foot infection caused by him accidentally striking his foot with his own staff.