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TIL: The salary of the President of the United States is actually at an all-time low, if adjusted for inflation

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kOZOe TIL Siri evolved from a DARPA project to create a system for military decision-making that would learn and become more efficient over time
x91o TIL in WWII the Russians trained dogs to run under German tanks with bombs on their backs. However, the tanks the dogs were trained to run under were Russian so they ended up running under the Russian tanks and blowing them up instead.
9YKLQ TIL dimethyl sulfide creates the rotten meat smell. One smell created by phytoplankton causes the smell of the ocean. "The largest single commercial producer of DMS in the world is Gaylord Chemical Corporation." "DMS is highly flammable and an eye and skin irritant." DMS is VERY potent in smell.
ynMw TIL that in Italy, pizza was generally looked down upon until it was redeveloped by Italian immigrants in the US. The consequent American desire to find the “authentic” product in Italy led to the retroactive invention of “authentic” pizza, much to the US tourists’ delight. [PIZZA EFFECT]
Bo8x TIL that the Minnesota Vikings are building a stadium that costs more than sending a space probe to Pluto.