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TIL that Lynx is the oldest browser still maintained as of 2024. The project started in 1992.

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6Eo9Y TIL the real Rosie the Riveter was still alive until recently
g1N4 TIL that a kid survived a plane crash in 2003 that killed his mother, brother and sister. Then he survived another plane crash in 2011 that killed his father and step-mother. He plans to play basketball for the University of Michigan on a full scholarship next year.
VBwoG TIL that In 1985 the Swiss Army fired off shells during an exercise and mistakenly burned a patch of forest inside Liechtenstein. The incident was said to have been resolved "over a case of white wine".
epDO6 TIL that that platypus has no stomach
l76K TIL during a college football game in 1951, a white Oklahoma A&M player continually assaulted a black player from Drake named Johnny Bright. Bright was knocked unconscious 3 times and suffered a broken jaw, but still managed to throw a 61-yard touchdown pass before having to leave the game.