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TIL a 2x4 is actually 1.5x3.5 inches

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69GMm TIL when Australia first joined Usenet in 1983, data was stored on tape and physically sent via air mail to the University of Sydney for dissemination. This was cheaper than an international data link then.
XvZX TIL when the Vanessa Williams Miss America scandal was breaking, Hugh Hefner was offered the nude photos. He turned them down saying “There was never any question of our interest. But they clearly weren’t authorized and because they would cause considerable embarrassment, we decided not to publish.”
8e6JZ TIL about "Satan's Storm". In 1960 a rare meteorological event struck a small town in Texas. Around midnight a collapsing thunderstorm pummeled the town with 75+mph gust that were as hot as 140°f (60°c), and it continued for the next four hours.
ZGGB TIL The Average Potato Has Lost 100% of its Vitamin A Since 1951
4gNa TIL there are six Celtic nations recognized by the Celtic League: Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany