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TIL Creeper was the first ever computer virus and it was designed to move between DEC PDP-10 computers running TENEX OS using the ARPANET. While it wouldn't cause any damages, it would print out a message on the connected teletype that says "I'm the creeper, catch me if you can". And this was 1971.
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Submitted November 25, 2020 at 08:11PM by Geeky-Ryan
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TIL, the Brussel sprouts grown today taste better because they are genetically different. In the 1990's a Dutch research identified heirloom varieties that are less bitter and bred them to be tastier and have a higher yield.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 01:02AM by Wreserve
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TIL that the only countries where divorce is illegal are the Vatican City and the Philippines
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 02:03AM by SuperAlloyBerserker
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TIL that in 2003, scientists conducted an experiment to determine whether the topography of a Kansas or an IHOP pancake was flatter. Turns out, Kansas is.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 04:07AM by zipperfall
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TIL Tumbleweeds aren't native to America. They arrived through a contaminated flax shipment from Russia and are reportedly very tasty as a boiled vegetable or in salads.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 04:44AM by spamholderman
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TIL that the Super Soaker was invented in 1990 by NASA engineer, and Air Force Veteran Lonnie George Johnson who describes himself as a "part of a small group of African-American inventors whose work accounts for 6 percent of all U.S. patent applications."
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 04:14AM by ShawnShablinski
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TIL that South Korea is #1 in the world in hard liquor consumption, averaging 13.7 shots per week, way ahead of Russia in #2 at 6.3 shots per week.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 06:21AM by altacan
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TIL Bill Paxton was in the crowd when President Kennedy emerged from the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on the morning of his assassination on November 22, 1963. Photographs of an eight-year-old Paxton being lifted above the crowd are on display at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 05:42AM by dremonearm
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TIL in 1972 legendary English songwriter Paul McCartney wrote the song, "Give Ireland Back to the Irish." It was promptly banned from broadcast in the United Kingdom and not played by the majority of radio stations in the United States. However, it was the number one song in Ireland.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 07:06AM by MusicSole
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TIL in 1869, three days into his new presidency, President Grant revoked two pardons given by President Johnson. The two unpardoned men challenged it in federal court and lost.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 09:27AM by Nukemarine
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TIL in 2014, a woman's corpse was propped up at a table during her funeral in New Orleans. She also had her nails painted and had a glass of whiskey in her hands. Her daughters stated that this is what their mother wanted for her funeral and that guests enjoyed it.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 06:22AM by JHopeHoe
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TIL if you're under 18 in China you can only play games up to 90 minutes on weekdays and three hours on weekends.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 12:40PM by Bad_Drawer01
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TIL that Marconi believed, late on in life, that no sound ever dies completely. He dreamt of building a device strong enough to pick up the actual words of Jesus at the 'Sermon on the Mount'.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 02:14PM by We-are-straw-dogs
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TIL that cows have best friends. In a study to identify factors affecting milk yields, researchers noticed that cows form attachments to specific individuals in their herd. When these cows are together, indicators of stress in both noticeably reduce.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 11:21AM by chubwhump
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TIL researchers at Cambridge University found a surprising trade-off across howler monkeys: the louder a male's roar, the smaller his testicles.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 04:12PM by savorymonk
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TIL The sharpest usable knife blades are made from volcanic glass called obsidian. They are 10 times thinner than a razor blade but can’t be used for surgical instruments as they could shatter.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 04:09PM by MadisonGraciey
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TIL that in 1953, Swanson overestimated the number of frozen turkeys that it would sell on Thanksgiving by 260 tons. The company decided to slice up the extra meat and repackage it--creating the first ever TV dinner.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 05:26PM by optoomistic
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TIL that in medieval Romania there was a little chamber in the grounds of a fortified church in which couples, whi were thinking about divorce were send and locked up to six weeks in order to repair their relationship. Suprisingly it was very effective.
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 05:07PM by Subarufan2002
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TIL Bell Peppers contain more Vitamin C than oranges do, and contain higher amounts the riper the color becomes. A cup of chopped Red bell pepper "contains nearly three times more Vitamin C than an orange—190 mg."
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Submitted November 26, 2020 at 06:15PM by spraynardkrug3r
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