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TIL that the 404 error code originated at the CERN labs in Switzerland, where a physical room numbered 404 housed the original WWW database.

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loZ91 TIL Dane Cook had to send his brother to prison for stealing millions from him.
rN5g0 TIL depression can and has been transferred from humans to mice through gut microbiome
GmnN TIL that although he was 6’ 5" and 315 lbs, Michael Clarke Duncan’s mother would not let him play football in high school, afraid that he would get hurt. So instead, Duncan pursued his interest in acting.
nexaP TIL: Tashirojima an island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Has become known as "Cat Island" due to the large stray cat population that thrives as a result of the local belief that feeding cats will bring wealth and fortune. Here, the cat population now exceeds the human population.