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TIL the first Google server was housed in a cabinet made of Lego bricks

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1pJO TIL there is a site on Earth that had naturally occurring nuclear fission reactions.
XE1MX TIL Garlic Knots were invented to prevent waste. In 1973, a Pizzeria in Queens, NY came up with the garlic knot as a way of not wasting leftover pizza dough scraps. They became an instant hit.
GPWJ TIL that watching people walk was America’s favorite spectator sport in the late 1800’s.