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TIL that voice navigation with numbered streets can’t tell the difference between a wide array of street addresses because they sound identical.

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9YdwM TIL The Harlem Globetrotters played the Minneapolis Lakers (now the L.A. Lakers) in a real basketball game in 1948, and won 61-59. The match helped prove that the NBA should be open to black athletes.
0dvZ1 TIL A TPS report ("test procedure specification") is a document used to describe testing procedures and testing processes, particularly in software engineering. It describes how the tester will physically run the test, the physical set-up required, and the procedural steps needed.
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