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TIL march 7 is international offline day

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W9oo TIL, that mathematician, George Dantzig solved a simplex linear problem, that was thought to be impossible to solve, by accident, because he arrived late to class, and thought the problem on the board was a homework assignment.
mxDJE TIL that "free-range" is a USDA regulated term. Free-range chickens must have free access to food and water and the ability to roam free, but typically do so in massive indoor sheds. Further, free-range chickens only need "access" to the outdoors. A hole they can stick their head out of is enough.
W76yd TIL of the Diderot Effect, where acquiring a new thing leads you to want to upgrade and acquire other things.
jNJmX TIL about the PayPal Mafia. The original group of PayPal founders and employees who have gone on to become one of the most successful groups of individuals in the world. The portfolio of companies they've founded includes; Tesla, Youtube, Space X, Linkedin, Yelp, and Founders Fund, to name a few.
e0Gek TIL apophenia is the tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things (such as objects or ideas). It is not restricted to just seeing shapes at unexpected places. It also includes perceiving patterns in meaningl