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TIL 'CQD' was the international distress symbol before 'SOS'

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DQOXP TIL the state of Rhode Island had no constitution until 1843, instead relying upon the original Royal Charter from King Charles II. Because of a second constitutional convention in 1984, the charter remains the longest serving government of the state at 180 years.
wL07P TIL that there are sea slugs that look like fuzzy little bunny rabbits.
LQdNp TIL that in 1996 200m Gold Medalist, Michael Johnson (USA), believed he was the Worlds fastest man, and not the 100m World Record holder, Donovan Bailey (Canadian). They faced off in a 150m race resulting in a win for Donovan Bailey.
7rN17 TIL Ken Griffey Jr. played for the Chicago White Sox
R7gQQ TIL that the International Space Station ran on a 20MHz Intel 80386SX CPU from 1988 & was upgraded in August with a commercial off-the-shelf computer. The station orbits Earth & sees a sunrise once every 92 minutes. Soon after the upgrade, it will have a computer that can keep up.