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TIL that the author of “The Martian” was also a computer programmer for Warcraft 2

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Wkkm9 Man, that comet really reeks
MAQV TIL In 2002 Boston orthopedist David Arndt, while performing complicated spinal surgery, walked out on his patient – who was lying on the operating table, anesthetized and sliced open – so he could go cash his paycheck before the bank closed.
6bl TIL in Memphis, Tennessee it is illegal for women to drive a car unless there is a man with a red flag in front of the car warning the other people on the road.
kOPB5 TIL Internet Service Providers pay about $0.40 USD per month to provide you with internet access.
QNnoX TIL The uncle of the Red Baron, Ferdinand von Richthofen, was a noted German traveler and geographer who is credited with coining the phrase "Silk Road” (Seidenstraßen) in 1877. He also helped standardized the practices of chorography and chorology.