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TIL that ‘Disc’ refers to optical media (such as a CD) whereas 'Disk’ refers to magnetic media (such as a hard drive)

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w88 TIL that a 17 year old girl faked a pregnancy for 6 months as a social experiment with only a handful of people knowing about it.
Wkb7N TIL that Fawzia Koofi, an Afghan peace negotiator and women's rights activist suggested to the Taliban that they should also bring women to the table. They laughed immediately
l0wN TIL Scottish mountains over 3000 feet are called “Munros”. Other hills/mountains in the UK and Ireland over 150 metres are called “Marilyns”. The pun is intentional.
ANKgw TIL that Boston Corbett, the man who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth, had castrated himself with a pair of scissors years earlier
PYxwO TIL In Okinawa, Japan, a place where the average life expectancy for women is around 90, the oldest in the world, people form a kind of social network called a moai — a group of five friends who offer social, logistic, emotional and even financial support for a lifetime.