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TIL Hashcash, a proof-of-work-as-payment system was proposed in 1997.

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VMge4 TIL: We know how ancient Sanskrit sounded because in the fifth century BCE, the Indian grammarian Panini produced a complete grammar of the language, including how all sounds are pronounced. The complexity of his linguistic analysis wasn't replicated until the 20th century.
9wkpB TIL employers are sometimes less inclined to hire somebody who is overweight
RPvj TIL the peace symbol is comprised of the semaphores (flag symbols) for N and D, representing the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
yQkZv TIL Australians lose more money per capita to gambling than any other nation
9YOG TIL that there is a shipwreck in the Thames Estuary containing at least 1,400 tonnes of TNT high explosives including 2,000 cases of cluster bombs and if it exploded could be one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever and create a small tsunami.