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TIL Apollo-11 (Moon landing) guidance system computer had 4kb RAM and 32kb hard drive.

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4kv1a TIL Black Cats were traditionally considered good luck by French-Canadians
kO1B7 TIL that Sega hired the mafia to kidnap a game developer’s sister to stop them from working with Nintendo. In response, the developer hired a crane to drop a Sega arcade machine in front of their headquarters and sent them a threatening letter saying that one of their employees would be next.
RoE6 TIL that the ‘Fairy Bridge’, the largest natural bridge on Earth, was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google maps in 2009.
awpb TIL If Manhattan had as many people per square mile as Alaska, there would be 14 people in Manhattan.
aW5L TIL: New York Macy’s has an escalator made of wood … and is still in operation!