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TIL that the world’s oldest blockchain runs in the New York Times (pg 16 today BTW)

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nWDbo TIL that all diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, such as Creutzfeldt–Jakob and fatal insomnia, have a perfect 100% mortality rate. There are no cases of survival and these diseases are invariably fatal.
X0rnj TIL, Smash Mouth conceived the idea for ‘All Star’ after they received a ton of fan mail about their fans being bullied for liking the band
Br1yb TIL Older U.S.A. presidential limousines are at the Henry Ford Museum, but after Sept. 11, 2001, the Secret Service adopted a policy to destroy the limos after they are taken out of service in order to protect their security secrets.
7rryZ TIL the farthest the human eye can see unaided: at sea level you can see for just under 3 miles, on Mt. Everest you could potentially see 211 miles, but under a dark sky you can see the Andromeda Galaxy 2.5 million light years away.
oBdLo TIL In 1973, Bruce Lee's kicks were so fast in "Enter the Dragon", they had to re-film it in slow-motion so it wouldn’t appear fake.