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TIL that not only is magnetic tape still used for data retention, it's relatively low cost, low error rate, and high capacity makes it extremely attractive for cloud storage.

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kO9lW TIL that it's possible to buy random, assorted books "by the foot", for the sake of filling up and decorating otherwise empty bookshelves and libraries, a service typically used by filmmakers and decorators, but also rich people on occasion.
600m TIL that a 14 year old teenager has written a letter to the government explaining how they can save around $400 million on ink by simply changing the font on their documents.
BrZyL TIL Over-cooking hard boiled eggs will typically result in a thin green iron(II) sulfide coating on the yolk. This reaction occurs more rapidly in older eggs as the whites are more alkaline.
MervW TIL that James Buchanan, the 15th US president, continuously bought slaves with his own money in order to free them.
noR7 TIL that Gerald Ford is the only person ever to be Vice President, and later President, without being elected to either office.