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TIL that in 1941, German engineer Konrad Zuse unveiled the Z3, the world's first fully functional programmable computer.

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Ooo6 TIL “Ghost in the Shell”’s Japanese title translates to “Mobile Armored Riot Police”; the English title was created in translation
KOYLQ TIL that between 1990 and 2005, China’s fight against poverty accounted for more than three-quarters of global poverty reduction and helped the world reached the UN millennium development goal of halving extreme poverty.
lLMr TIL in 2009 Irish police found they had more than 50 motoring offences recorded for someone called “Prawo Jadzy”. It turned out that Prawo Jadzy means “driving license” in Polish
kWw7 TIL in Idaho, at least 12 children of faith healers have died as a result of medically-preventable conditions since 2011 but as of November 2014 no charges have been filed. Idaho’s religious exemption law describes prayer as a spiritual “treatment” that can act as a legal substitute for medical care
VB0Pm TIL Peter Norman, the Australian silver medalist photographed in the iconic 1968 Olympics photo alongside two black athletes with a raised fist wore a badge in support of their protest, and turned down a lucrative job offer during the 2000 Sydney Olympics because he refused to renounce his actions.