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TIL: The first message ever sent on the Internet was “LO”

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wL18E TIL that the history of "sticky caps" (alternating upper and lower case in words to convey a mocking, sarcastic, disdainful tone) can be traced back to the 1970s
7ynM TIL the Presidential motorcade has 15 defined roles, including one car that is known as the “CAT” which carries a counter-assault team named “Hawkeye Renegade.”
5gxQ TIL that Queen Bee stingers are not barbed, and because of this they can sting repeatedly without dying.
9wKJ7 TIL the Krispy Kreme Donut Machine can make 3000 donuts each hour. It can also make different types of donuts and in different shapes.
rR8Dy TIL that Benkos Bioho, an African king that was captured and taken to South America, helped create a way to use braids to convey maps and messages. This stopped his captors from finding out his and his peers' plans. Some braids represented escape and certain roads while others held gold and seeds.