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TIL world’s first 1 GB hard drive was announced by IBM in 1980. Its price was of $40, 000!

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nvBr TIL a lawyer died by trying to prove to a bunch of students, that a window on the 24th story was unbreakable. The window gave way and he fell to his death.
7rlaM TIL of "Aptronyms", where your name peculiarly matches your life - like Sarah Blizzard (meteorologist) or Lance Bass (bass player).
P147V TIL in 1874, Mary Rafferty came to Dr. Roberts Bartholow at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati for a lesion. The lesion was diagnosed as cancerous and surgery was attempted. Bartholow saw her lesion as terminal so decided to experiment on her exposed brain. He was condemned by his peers for this.
vxwL TIL that Nas listed his daughter Destiny as an executive producer on Stillmatic, so that she would always receive royalty checks from the album.
neWB TIL that ‘okay’ is the most recognized word/phrase in the world. 'Coca Cola/Coke’ is the second.