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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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X5N6 TIL Germany mandates all drivers to come to the rescue of an accident victim unless there is already an ambulance present. “If there is an accident, a driver is obliged to stop and help, whenever and to the degree to which it is possible”
Ry66 TIL of the Behistun Inscription. Much like the Rosetta Stone, which was crucial in deciphering hieroglyphics, the Behistun is a multilingual inscription that was the key to decoding cuneiform. It told the story of King Darius’ struggle for power as well as his conquests in Mesopotamia and Persia.
grl89 TIL Kandahar, Afghanistan was named after Alexander the Great, who named it Alexandria in Arachosia in 330BC. The name evolved from "Iskandar" (pronounced "Scandar"), the local dialect version of the name Alexander.
VBnd8 TIL in May, a small sailboat radioed for help after breaking a rudder and was shocked by the first responder—an 18th century merchant ship from the East India Company. The replica Götheborg gallantly towed them to safety.
W74nA TIL Antillia doesn't exists but Antilles are the caribean islands