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TIL why Roman concrete was and is so strong!
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TIL that BubbleBoy, one of the very first malwares able to activate itself, was created and named after the eponymous Seinfeld episode. The worm would change the owner's name to "BubbleBoy" and the organization to "Vandelay Industries", which was a recurring joke on Seinfeld.
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TIL JP Morgan avoided serving the American Civil War by 'paying a substitute' $300 to take his place
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TIL that there are six Islamic countries where a judge can sentence you to be stoned to death.
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TIL Of the only medical case of a person being both a dwarf and a giant | Adam Rainer was 111.5cm (3 foot 7.9 in) at age 19, yet 234cm (7 ft 8 in) at age 51
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TIL there are more Irish people in the USA than in Ireland.