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TIL that Dogbert from Dilbert was originally going to be called Dildog, but Scott changed the because any printing error that dropped the G would wreak havoc.

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4X9nb TIL There was a mysterious culture in Eastern Europe between 5,500 to 2,700 BC which constructed sophisticated, organized, densely-populated settlements - only to burn them to the ground every 60-80 years to rebuild the same settlement as before
4A5N TIL that audio experts could not tell the difference between $100 Monster speaker cables and cables made from soldering together old coat hangers
nr59 TIL Dresden, Germany adopted a “Pay as you throw” (PAYT) system of garbage disposal. Since 1994, per capita waste generation in Dresden has dropped over 50% from 305kg to 143kg despite increases in income and consumption. The difference is accounted for by compost, recycling, and reusing.
MLeW TIL when America lost it’s AAA credit rating in 2011, the treasury contacted S&P and said “such behavior could not occur without a response”. Within 2 weeks the SEC and DoJ were investigating the ratings agency and the government ended up suing them for $5 billion
rNJWx TIL: That the US Airforce has looked into research on: "How to use social media to control people like drones"