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TIL of HTTP 451 - a computer network code similar to 404 page not found - which tells a user if the content is legally blocked. It was named after the book Fahrenheit 451, where books are banned.

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JYN6Q Today I learned the St. Francis dam disaster was one of the most catastrophic civil engineering failures in American history.
kOVam TIL in the '78 cartoon series The New Fantastic 4, the Torch wasn’t on the show because NBC’s parent company Universal was developing a live-action Torch series that never took flight. Urban legend was the Torch wasn’t around because NBC was afraid kids would set themselves on fire
R7OO8 TIL the US Army acquired 75 camels from abroad after Congress appropriated $30,000 in 1855 for the procurement of camels for military purposes. The camels were determined to be well suited for hauling supplies between military outposts in arid regions. They were subsequently all auctioned off.
5x69 TIL 15 human feet wearing shoes have washed up on the shores of the Pacific Northwest since 2007.
4XvrR TIL After an assassin had shot him while leaving an Opera House Dutch Ruler William the Silent believing these to be his last words told his bodyguards that he forgives the man who killed him and pardons him for the crime.