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TIL that TIL stands for "today i learned" and not "throwback in life"

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woeMM TIL that Venus flytraps can count the number of times an insect touches their trigger hairs, helping them optimize their response for energy conservation and effective digestion.
KKRw TIL When Kim Peek managed payrolls of 160 people, he was able to complete this task in just hours without a calculator and when he was fired to be replaced by computer, it took two full time accountants plus the computer just to replace him.
R7kPl TIL "Smart Aleck" was a real person, Alec Hoag, a pimp who stole from his prostitute wife's customers while they were "distracted" with her. He was caught, but bribed police to stay free. He became so successful that he felt he didn't have to bribe police anymore, at which point he was arrested.
jjrX TIL a 15-year-old blind kid was able to use his enhanced hearing to hack telephone systems by perfectly reproducing dial tones. He even went as far as faking calls to the SWAT team in order to have them surround the houses of his enemies.
rYoe TIL Robert E. Lee originally opposed the Confederacy, writing in an early letter, “I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union.” Even his wife heavily favored the Union.