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TIL During IBM Watson’s Jeapordy Game, it stored all 15 terabytes of it’s knowledge in RAM, including every page of Wikipedia in existence.

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P1aoL TIL The lifespan of seagulls is about 20 years and it takes 4 years for them to acquire their normal white plumage. Therefore, seagulls that steal food are usually skilled criminals.
ANwpl TIL Zhang Shuhong was a Chinese businessman who committed suicide after toys made at his factory for Fisher-Price (a division of Mattel) were found to contain lead paint
X0Vgk TIL of Marvin Maples, a Tennessee grandfather who kidnapped his grandchildren and moved to San Diego where they assumed false identities for 20 years. Maples claimed his daughter and her husband were a part of a Satanic cult and regularly abused their children.
m5eo TIL The UK has different minimum wage rates for different ages
wvp8 TIL Chang and Eng Bunker, the conjoined twins from Thailand who coined the term “Siamese Twins,” moved to North Carolina and became slaveowners.