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TIL a bug fix in software is called a “patch” because when computers were programmed by punch cards, bugs were fixed by literally placing a patch over one hole and punching another.

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Wr4Y TIL of “double-hit" cases in China, where drivers who hit pedestrians will intentionally run over them again until they are killed in order to avoid paying for their lifetime medical bills.
4XxDo TIL Gooogle's first female engineer explained how she worked 130-hour weeks - by being strategic about when she slept, when she showered, and how often she went to the bathroom. She said that the nap rooms at Gooogle were there because it was safer to stay in the office than walk to your car at 3 am
VyBG TIL that South Korea holds all the Olympics records for Women’s archery and 5/7 of the records for Men’s
OoLMR TIL, People who post their fitness routine to Facebook are more likely to have psychological problems.
pY0np TIL that Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was the first comet observed to orbit a planet, Jupiter, and its fragments collided with the planet in 1994, releasing energy equivalent to 600 times the world's nuclear arsenal.