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TIL the "metals of antiquity" are gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron, and mercury.

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EgoGp TIL Samsung can remotely disable its TVs that come pre-loaded with a “Television Block Function”. When the TV connects to the internet, it checks its serial code against a list on Samsung’s servers and stops functionality if there's a match. It's used to mitigate cargo theft and unauthorized retail.
d8WRZ TIL that the fear of success which prevents the realization of one's potential is called the Jonah Complex.
vLMr TIL Moss from the IT Crowd has directed music videos for Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
N7BPE TIL that although the Chernobyl nuclear-power-plant had a meltdown in 1986 and had rendered the land around it uninhabitable, the remaining reactors of the facility remained in normal operation and generated power until the year 2000.
rRvdx TIL In the movie white Christmas, Rosemary Clooney sang both parts of all the songs in the movie. Vera Ella didn’t sing at all.