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K5YQ TIL that the Space Race of the 1960’s lead to NASA giving IBM a $26.6 million contract to create an one of the most powerful computers ever in a compact form. This lead to the development of the microprocessor and the level of power computers have today.
OvZe TIL that some languages don’t have the relative directions right/left. They instead use cardinal directions, for example: “It’s on the southern edge of the table.”
a88k9 TIL I learned the saying, "Jalisco es México" (Jalisco is Mexico), the motto of the Meixcan state of Jalisco. This phrase references the fact that much of what foreigners associate with Mexico (e.g., mariachi, ranchera music, birria, tequila) originate from Jalisco specifically.
6E4JX TIL that the famous Macy's red star logo was derived from a tattoo that founder R.H. Macy got on a whaling ship as a teenager.
kJl47 TIL the population of the largest city in South Australia is 43 times bigger than the second largest.