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TIL of Rope Memory where women would weave SOFTWARE by hand for the Apollo program

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eYv4 TIL: The cast of the critically acclaimed Das Boot were not allowed to see sunshine during the entire year the movie was filmed. This was done in order to maintain their unhealthy pallor and contributed to their realistic portrayal of a “journey into madness”.
kJO4 TIL That the largest population of Welsh speakers outside of the United Kingdom is in the Chubut Province of Argentina, with 5,000 speakers
X0D6 TIL that Jimi Hendrix was kicked out of the army for masturbating while on duty
Xjv8 TIL if you’re Indian American, and you own a motel, there is a 70% chance that your last name is ‘Patel.’
nWJ4W TIL that in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, only 1 person has died from radiation poisoning while the subsequent evacuation claimed the lives of 2,202 people.