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TIL in 2019 a study was published that determined "93% of paint splatters are Valid Perl Programs"

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neNQo TIL that up until the late 1960s, all 250,000 bagels made daily in NYC were handmade by just 350 artisans who were members of the NYC Bagel Union
x5O5 TIL that a Chinese Billionaire is selling canned air in China to highlight the country’s pollution problems. The air is collected and compressed in soda cans from “revolutionary regions” around the country.
5YPBQ TIL that in Finland people use the internet on their mobile phones ten times more than the OECD average because of the unlimited network access
mxVKO TIL that comedian Rodney Dangerfield's tombstone bears the inscription "There goes the neighborhood."
6EVe7 TIL that the length of a music single was determined by the weight-driven pulley system on a 1920's recording machine called the Scully Lathe. The pulley allowed approximately three and a half minutes to record before a 100lb weight hit the floor, thus determining the length of a single to this day.