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TIL that the Illiad and the Odyssey are just two parts out of an eight-part epic, but the other six parts have been almost entirely lost to history

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X9j8 TIL that when Kim Peek managed payrolls of 160 people, he was able to complete this task in just hours without a calculator and when he was fired to be replaced by computer, it took two full time accountants plus the computer just to replace him.
ADW7d TIL that only 12 people have walked on the moon, and all within a 3 year span. No one has been to the moon since 1972, over 40 years ago.
VoJk TIL France is the second largest hip hop market in the world
woNao TIL that in 1990 a broken turbo in a Nissan R90CK caused it to produce over 1100hp, allowing Mark Blundell to set a still-standing Le Mans record: winning pole position with a gap of over 6 seconds from second place, which was a Porsche 962C.
prgN TIL that in the United States, broadcast stations west of the Mississippi begin with ‘K’ and stations east begin with 'W’