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TIL there is a Gameboy that survived a barracks bombing during the Gulf War. It stills works to this day.

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DkAj Today I learned that the title for Egyptian proctologists literally translates to “shepherd of the anus.”
WmKX TIL Danish philosopher Søren Kirkegaard published his works using amusing pseudonyms (perhaps best of all, Hilarius Bookbinder). Everyone in Copenhagen knew that Søren was the author, so at times he added to the title page of a book the scholarly note that it had been “edited by Søren Kierkegaard.”
NXmdP TIL the jute industry began as a byproduct of the whaling industry, when it was discovered that mixing whale oil with raw jute fiber made it possible to spin that fiber into fabric.
YprEZ TIL in 1843 Ada Lovelace translated an article on the "analytical engine," and added notes that described how codes can be created for the device to handle letters and symbols along with numbers. It was for this and other contributions that she is widely regarded as the first computer programmer.
WZVA TIL: Breastfeeding allows a baby to give germs to the mother so that her immune system can respond and can synthesize antibodies for the baby.