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TIL Brian Eno created the Windows 95 start-up music on an Apple computer. “I wrote it on a Mac. I’ve never used a PC in my life; I don’t like them”.

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4rxJ TIL There is an esoteric programming language called LOLCODE, in which code is expressed in the style of lolcat speech, implementing lines of code like “HAI,” “CAN HAS [LIBRARY]?” and “KTHXBAI.”
5Y5oR TIL Monty Python member Terry Gilliam was author J.K Rowling’s first choice to direct the first Harry Potter movie, but was rejected for Chris Columbus. inan interview he said “I was the perfect guy to do Harry Potter… I mean, Chris Columbus’ versions are terrible. Just dull. Pedestrian”
Mewya TIL that, during the so-called "Dark Ages" of Europe, the Muslim World was having an "Enlightened," or "Golden" Age, in part, because the Muslims adopted "modern" numbers from the Hindus as it was "easier" to do mathematics while the rest of Europe kept Roman Numerals (linked playlist with video).
rRjjd TIL: The Shipwreck of the Andrea Doria, has earned it the nickname of "The Everest of Diving" due it's depth of 240 ft and the over a dozen divers who lost their life attempting it .
m87y TIL most of the clothes that actor Jeff Bridges wore in the Big Lebowski were his own.