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TIL that photographer Michal Huniewicz overrode his camera’s firmware to hide & not delete photos while he was in North Korea. He did this because guards & officials would take his camera from time to time & delete photos. This override allowed him to bring back these rare pictures of North Korea.

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QJvLe TIL, that about 86 percent of animals and/or species on earth have not been discovered yet
kOMVB TIL IBM donated an International Translator System for use at the Nuremberg Trials, which brought the trial to life through simultaneous interpretation of English, Russian, French, and German delivered to 600 headsets with five audio channels. Later, IBM sold the proven system to the United Nations.
NXMO6 TIL that Liam Neeson is 70 years old
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ZpY1o TIL of Lon Horiuchi - the FBI officer who fatally shot Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge & was also accused of firing into the burning building during the siege of Waco