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

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P1xon TIL that on Earth, sound has a "maximum" volume (194 dB)
gMkg9 TIL the Antikythera Shipwreck of the First Century BCE, discovered by Greek sponge divers, yielded artifacts including art, jewelry, a statue of Herakles, coins, but most importantly the Antikythera Mechanism, interlocking gears that computed the movements of the sun, the moon, and eclipse dates
9YYo7 TIL that before his execution, the Marquis de Favras, upon reading his death warrant stated, "I see that you have made three spelling mistakes"
16W5V TIL that Pythagoras was primarily a religious preacher who preached the then popular Greek beliefs of reincarnation of soul, all living beings having soul, vegetarianism, avoiding root vegetables etc
NXm8E TIL in 2013 a kayaker was trapped by a crocodile on an Australian island for 2 weeks. Each time he attempted to leave in his 8-ft kayak, the croc (estimated to be more than twice that size) would chase him & block his exit. A local man rescued him after investigating a light coming from the island.