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TIL that early computer viruses were written for the Apple II and Mac, but they became more widespread with the dominance of the IBM PC and MS-DOS.

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KYVY4 TIL that NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now called MASLD. Stands for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Affects more than 30% of the population globally and rising. Key risk for heart disease. Main cause is insulin resistance. Weight loss of 5-7% can reduce it.
0JRv TIL: Grand Theft Auto 2 was set in 2013
RKXQ TIL Carlin hosted the premiere broadcast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, on October 11, 1975, the only episode to date in which the host did not appear (at his request) in sketches.
8m8G TIL a fighter pilot got his sexual assault conviction thrown out after a General disregarded the findings of a jury that found him guilty. The decision cannot be appealed.
R7yga TIL That according to the 12th amendment of the US Constitution, if the president and vice president candidates on the same ticket were from the same state, they could not get any electoral college votes from their home state.