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TIL we've known the Earth is a globe for over 2000 years

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9YDwp TIL that back in school, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen would throw Bill Gates in dumpsters so that Gates could go rummaging around in the rubbish looking for computer print-outs that would provide clues to early operating systems
1aMXr TIL Elastration is a bloodless method of male castration by simply banding the scrotum until it drops off. It is simple, low cost, and requires minimal training.
gMnVA TIL Neo’s passport in “The Matrix” (1999) expired on September 11, 2001.
l7NxG TIL not only does Nolan Ryan hold the record for most no-hitters thrown in Major League Baseball (7), he's also tied for the record for most one-hit games thrown by a pitcher with 12.
0wLey TIL: A small village in Austria (1100 citizens) has its own small MRT (1,3km)