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TIL that the oldest “yo mamma” joke was discovered on a 3,500-year-old Babylonian tablet in Iraq in 1976. The tablet has since been lost, but the text remains preserved.

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dDYpZ TIL that in the first Super Mario Bros, Mario was originally going to ride a rocket and carry guns.
WkJnB TIL because electronic computers were not fast in 1959, the X15 experimental jet used a Fluidic Digital Computer that used water instead of electricity. It featured hypersensitive Fluidic Integrated Circuits and Logic Gates that could make course corrections faster than its contemporary computers.
W7rZX TIL that Fish and Wildlife purposefully introduced gemsbok oryx to New Mexico for exotic game hunting in 1969. Ninety three were released between 1969 and 1977, with their current population being around 3,000. They are considered invasive and are having a negative effect on the environment.
OorRY TIL Staring at Venetian blinds can cause migraines. "Looking at intensely stripy things causes an increase in gamma oscillations in the brain."
lg0G TIL of Linda Weston who lured the mentally disabled into a makeshift dungeon where they were forced into prostitution and subject to starvation all while she collected their public benefits.