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TIL that on this day, ARPANET shifted its networking protocols from NCP to TCP/IP, marking the beginnings of the internet as we know it.

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0wWAA TIL that the stolen body of U.S. politician John Scott Harrison was discovered at the Ohio Medical College by his son and nephew, who were there looking for the body of their cousin whose grave robbery had been discovered in the cemetery the day before... at John Scott Harrison's burial.
b9BDN TIL Sylvester Graham invented graham crackers as part of a radical vegetarian diet meant to curb the desire to masturbate
Me57K TIL That the highest ranked position in the U.S Navy titled 'Admiral of the Navy' has only been awarded once in U.S history. The recipient was George Dewey, who earned it after his famous victory at Manila Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American war.
wL8y6 Instant soup sends a shocking number of kids to the hospital.
b6Yxp Today I learned that according to a study from British psychologist Kevin Dutton, being a civil servant is the 10th career path with the highest number of psychopaths.