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TIL That It Costs an ISP Less Than a Cent to Transfer a Gigabyte of Data Making at Least a 2000% Markup

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69Nbm TIL that RED bananas exist. They have a sweeter taste, and contain more nutrients like vitamin C, compared to regular yellow ones.
ZknR TIL that Ada Lovelace, a female English mathematician and writer, wrote an algorithm in the mid 1800s designed to be carried out by a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer.
m14Pv TIL A man was convicted of exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl, the judge ordered that after he was released from prison, he had to wear a shirt reading "I am a registered sex offender" at his job for 22 months straight.
owmK TIL the British Heart Foundation recommends performing CPR to the beat of “Stayin’ Alive”. The song has around 104 BPM, and and 100-120 chest compressions per minute are ideal.
JY0om TIL of Paul Alexander, one of the last people living in an iron lung after he contracted polio in 1952 at the age of 6. Despite his disability, he is an author and practicing lawyer