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TIL there are 16.7 million IP addresses reserved specifically for amateur HAM radio operators

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DQWjD TIL the same way how Scandinavan surnames are originally patronymic (i.e Johansson - Johan's son; Mikkelsen - Mikkel's son), "-ez" ending Spanish names are originally patronymic as well. Fernández - Fernando's son; Gómez - Gome's son; Pérez - Pedro's son, etc.
a8OLM Today I learned that Disneyland used to have a "land" called Holidayland. It opened in 1957, but was so unsuccessful that it closed less than five years later. It has since been replaced by New Orleans Square, home of Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.
8eXPV TIL tuna fish and mackerel don't seem to need sleep. For the Mozambique tilapia, only adults have been observed to sleep
VM918 TIL that the high land ownership inequality in the UK is still a consequence of the Norman invasion almost 1,000 years ago, when William the Conqueror made all the land in the country his and then distributed it to his allies
YpeEB TIL that there was another general Paulus responsible for the fall of an empire. After revolting against the western roman emperor, the Heruli stormed on Italy. General Paulus was leading the remainder of the roman army. The Battle of Ravenna was the finishing blow to the empire.