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TIL Within 10 years of graduation , most people work in careers that aren't directly related to their majors

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l7P0K TIL about the "Ice Cap" nuclear test site that was supposed to detonate a large nuclear device underground. Testing never occurred and today the site can still be visited
7rPrZ TIL there is an all-female anti-poaching combat unit in Zimbabwe called Akashinga ("the brave ones")
Qbve TIL ‘Sid Vicious asked Lemmy, the bassist of Motörhead, to teach him how to play bass with the words, “I can’t play bass,” to which Lemmy replied “I know.”’
m1Xx TIL that the first Pong machine was constructed with a $75 Hitachi TV, and placed in a bar. Several days later, it broke down because the quarter bin had over-flowed and jammed up the mechanics.
Zplop TIL in the video game "1943: The Battle of Midway" the player controls an American plane against the Imperial Japanese Navy with the Battleship Yamato as final boss. Japanese designer Yoshiki Okamoto claimed he was too young when he produced the game to understand the historical irony.