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TIL that physicists reversed time using a quantum computer

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awXPN TIL The first toilet paper factory in the USSR was built in 1969, 8 years after they went to space.
Nxnb TIL that since 1980, Reed College in Portland, Oregon has offered an underwater basket weaving class.
kOEY5 TIL that in 2001, Berlins Love Parade techno party was so loud that vets at the nearby zoo said it gave half the animals diarrhea.
W7p59 TIL the Australian Navy formally enlisted a six-year-old girl in order to give her medical treatment onboard a navy ship; regulations did not allow for civilians to get medical treatment on navy ships. The girl's official rating was 'mascot', and she was 'discharged' after 8 days of 'service'.
neoWG TIL in 1981, George Lucas sold the rights to a radio version of Star Wars to USC for $1 that became the 5hr 57min Star Wars radio drama that was broadcast on NPR