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TIL: You can't rename a file CON, AUX, PRN, LST, etc. in Windows.

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wLZOo TIL that prior to shooting Raging Bull, Robert De Niro trained under Jake LaMotta (whom he played) and actually won 2 of his 3 middleweight fights that he entered in Brooklyn. LaMotta himself felt that De Niro was a natural and was one of the 20 best middleweight boxers of all time.
x6Ve7 TIL the first motorcycle to be designed, manufactured, and sold in Japan was the NS motorcycle created by Narazo Shimazu in 1908. He developed a two-cycle motorcycle engine and reused bicycles for the frame. He only made twenty of these.
rRKG4 TIL that Paul McCartney started the recording of "Hey Jude" unaware that Ringo wasn't there and sitting on the toilet. Ringo tiptoed his way back into the studio just in time for the drums to start.
v5Ox TIL Most of the developed world uses Chip and PIN credit cards, except for the U.S. which uses Swipe and Sign which is far less secure
neldP TIL that a toy doll called My Friend Cayla became infamous for asking its owners personal questions, saving the answers and being hackable at the same time.