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TIL in Excel ’95, if you follow a series of complex steps, a window called the “Hall of Tortured Souls” appears. In this reference to Doom, you can roam a 3D, first-person environment and discover a room with the names of Excel ’95’s developers and a low-resolution photo of the team.

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9wljB TIL the 1902 Rickshaw Controversy. After colonizing the Philippines, Americans tried to "improve" urban public transportation by replacing privately operated horse-cabs with publicly-funded Rickshaws. It failed as Filipinos thought it turned them into beasts of burden, and revolted against the idea.
VMlXQ TIL about the "sponge cities" in China. The scheme means that Wuhan and other areas in the scheme will have 20% of their urban land include "sponge features" (such as rain gardens and wetlands) by 2020 with an aim of retaining 70% of storm and flood water.
1aO9X TIL that Calvinist Christians believe that people can be saved of their inherently sinful nature, but they have no choice about it. God chooses who receives salvation before they're even born. Many Baptist, Presbyterian, and Church of Christ churches adhere to Calvinist doctrine.
bK4Z TIL a patent is pending on a “Jar with a Twist” – a container for dispensing peanut butter and other similar products – that has a rotating bottom which functions similar to a deodorant stick to bring the contents of the jar up towards the top for easier access.
JY9m TIL a study has suggested that men outnumber women among American rape victims - [repost per admin]