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TIL about 'brain fuck' a programming language that it has only 8 valid characters

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4YB6 TIL of Airforce Cadet Matthew La Porte who was studying at Virginia Tech when the shootings took place. He barricaded the door in an attempt to protect his classmates and when the shooter broke through he charged him and was shot seven times while his classmates escaped.
aMxJ TIL that life might have existed as early as 15 million years after the Big Bang.
me1P TIL the “North Pond Hermit” lived for 27 years without human contact, hiding out in the woods of central Maine. He survived by creeping into homes at night and stealing food, clothing, and reading material before being arrested in 2013.
nyOr TIL that an Australian dog named “Bob the Railway Dog” would jump from train to train, even whilst they were both moving, and traveled as he wished using the South Australian Railways.
VB7XD TIL that Nobel Prize nominations aren't revealed for at least 50 years. If the nominee is still alive, their nomination is still kept secret.