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TIL That half of a 8-bit byte is called a nibble.
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TIL The costliest natural disaster in US is severe convective storms (Hail and Tornado), not Hurricanes. In 2023 alone SCS caused north of $60 Billion insured losses.
dOpB
TIL that Stephen Fry was expelled from two schools and was imprisoned for three months for credit-card fraud. After studying for the entrance test, however, Fry was admitted to Cambridge University, where he met Emma Thompson and his future collaborator Hugh Laurie.
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TIL of a sea sponge that has a skeleton made of glass which has better strength, flexibility and fracture resistance than manufactured optic fibre.
wLmx1
TIL In the film Osmosis Jones, Bill Murray's character mentions a "National Chicken Wing Festival" in Buffalo, New York. While the festival did not exist during the filming of the movie, this mention caused organizers to create an annual festival in Buffalo which has been active now for 16 years.
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TIL that in 1907 Kellogg’s promoted their cornflakes with something called the Wink Day campaign. Women we’re encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” , what they got was a free box of cereal.