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TIL the the name ‘Hotmail’ was chosen as a homage to 'HTML’.

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W7pn4 TIL John von Neumann was a child prodigy who at age 6 could divide two eight digit numbers in his head and converse in ancient greek
xVN8w Saturn is home to some of the strongest winds in the solar system, with wind speeds of over 1,100 miles per hour and thanks to these strong winds and also auroras, Saturn’s atmosphere is “so warm.”
JGDk TIL the Columbian army had a pop singer record a song with Morse Code hidden in the chorus so their soldiers in FARC rebel camps would know to expect a rescue attempt. They knew the rebels listened to a particular radio station and they had the DJ play it repeatedly
Qx5a TIL Gary Lineker once said “Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.”
woAo1 TIL Romeo and Juliet takes place over the span of about 4-5 days.