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TIL the Microsoft Surface Laptop is built in such a way that it is impossible to open one for repairs without destroying it.

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E1JgW TIL That there are 80 silver goblets that commemorate the 80 men who flew the Doolittle Raid against Japan in April 1942. When a Raider dies, they turn the goblet upside down.
R7g5w TIL that “Toy Story 2” was almost lost when a staff member accidentally ran a command deleting valuable files. They were able to salvage two months of intensive work because one of the technical directors had just had a baby, was working from home, and had saved backups on their home computer.
graky TIL of St Clair’s Defeat of 1791, when British armed Native Americans inflicted one of the worst ever defeats on the US Military.
J1RDk TIL that The British Pound is the oldest currency in the world, it has been used for over 1,200 years and dated back to Anglo-Saxon era. Back then it equivalent to 1 pound of silver. One pound back then could buy you 15 cows.
4Xr6g TIL that there are almost 50 types of programming languages.