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IBM has created a computer smaller than a grain of salt and it has the computing power of the x86 chip from 1990.

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jEWR TIL that Europeans traditionally swam the breaststroke, while Native Americans swam the front crawl. When two Native Americans won an 1844 swimming competition in England, newspapers criticized their barbaric, “un-European” form. Europeans refused to use the faster front crawl for decades.
Omne TIL because ant-eating frogs go hunting for bugs in tiny and hard-to-access places, scientists use them as a tool to go where they can’t go. By flushing their stomachs, the amphibians vomit whatever is in their bellies—revealing potential treasures, like the new ant Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri
loo8B TIL All of Mr. Rogers cardigan sweaters worn on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood were knitted by his mother
EgrQP TIL Mayor in High Wycombe, England are weighted annually since 1678 to make sure that the mayor didn't grow fat at taxpayer money
Wl5N TIL While Filming “The Gold Rush”, Charlie Chaplin did 63 separate takes of a scene where his character eats a boot—in reality, a prop made of licorice—and ended up being taken to the hospital for insulin shock due to the high sugar intake.