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TIL about Jerry Lawson. He created the first video game cartridges & Channel F console. Atari soon copied.

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W7j1Y TIL the duodenum acts as a degustator, food taster or sommelier, it receives a sample of the digested food in the form of chyme, for test, it analyses macro/micro nutrients, and gives signals for a specialised concoction of bile acids to be released. Once it give the green light, digestion proceeds.
xmw5 TIL there’s a version of chess called “quantum chess” where the pieces are in a state of superposition; the player doesn’t know what a piece will be until it is selected for play. Once selected, it behaves as any one of the conventional pieces and returns to its state of superposition after the move
aaYL TIL of Dapper Dan, a Harlem man who was chief tailor to a number of New York rappers, athletes, and dealers in the 80s. His apparel was often covered in bootleg Gucci, Fendi, or Louis Vuitton logos. Mike Tyson, one of his customers, later had a fight which indirectly led to Dan’s boutique closing.
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R7PY4 TIL that while the US allows the rBST hormone in dairy cattle, Canada has banned it because of its negative effects on health and wellness of cows; Canada also has higher quality milk due to its lower Somatic Cell Count.