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TIL that expiration dates on bottled water is for the bottle and not for the water in it.

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EQ7o TIL The SS Californian was seen from the deck of Titanic as she sank, saw her distress flairs, heard her wireless calls and had warned Titanic of ‘Ice Ahead’ 3 times that day. Despite all this, Californian did not come to Titanic’s or her passengers aid as she sank. No one knows why.
Z8koo TIL that Will Rogers World Airport, in Oklahoma City, is the only airport in the world to use the word "World" in its name - despite not having any international flights
JpwV TIL that the chef’s hat (or toque) has 100 folds in it to represent the number of different ways the chef can cook an egg
e0mDJ TIL about Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road - Ross went from an Eagle Scout to running a billion dollar underground drug market
v1ARL TIL PCs in the 80s and 90s often had a “Turbo” button which when pressed would counterintuitively slow down the processor speed to allow compatibility with older games designed for slower processors.