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TIL fax machines were first used in the 1800s

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grP1D TIL the Apple II version of the video game Karateka had an Easter egg whereby entering the floppy disk the wrong way up displayed a full version of the game completely upside-down.
DQn7D TIL that the three incredible robots in the classic 1970's science fiction film Silent Running were not robots at all, but were essentially costumes worn by actors who had suffered multiple amputations and could fit in the robot shells and wore them as costumes.
x6JN0 TIL 93 of the 100 most-watched programs on television last year were NFL games
6EbEY TIL of the Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954, where members of the 442nd Regiment, the Democratic Party of Hawaii, CPUSA of Hawaii, IWLU and Plantation Unions worked together for better labor rights, to end the Republican dominance of the territory and the Big Five Oligopoly of the State
kOKe5 TIL Boats can leak enough AC voltage to kill swimmers passing by, if their wiring is poor.