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TIL “disc” and “disk” are two distinct terms with different meanings (discs are optical media, disks are magnetic media)

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b9JX4 TIL about the Black War or the British conquest of Tasmania. The Lieutenant-General declared Martial law allowing for the British colonists to kill the aboriginal Tasmanians with impunity. Historians today debate on whether to label the war as a genocide.
PwLn TIL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sold more CDs in 2016 than any other artist
gMJY7 TIL About RAS Syndrome, Redundant Acronym Syndrome, like when people say PIN Number or ATM Machine.
MeY4V TIL Due to the emergency return of Apollo 13 the lunar module's plutonium reactor currently sits intact on the Pacific Ocean floor with a functional lifespan of 870 years.
oe1E TIL NASA is planning to grow plants on the moon by 2015 - “If they can thrive, we probably can too”