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TIL When fixing an issue becomes impeded by a smaller issue, and that issue by yet another related issue, and so on until you find yourself fixing something completely unrelated to the original issue, you are "Yak Shaving".

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QJQmE TIL of Hall-of-Fame pitcher Rube Waddell, who despite his skill, would chase after fire trucks in the middle of games, be easily distracted by opposing fans holding puppies or shiny objects, and performed as an alligator wrestler during the off-season.
e7gJ TIL that people are living in the abandoned Mos Eisley set from Star Wars
X0D9j TIL Squirrels can survive a fall from any height, at least hypothetically They’re small, they’re fluffy and they’re really good at not getting hurt when falling off of tall objects Squirrels.
x6BEw TIL the Pentagon used to route all data wires through one wall so 9/11 could've been so much worse
wLYYW TIL The US has a cluster bomb which drops a fine cloud of carbon powder filaments, that destroys power stations and power lines