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TIL: The White House runs linux on all of its computers.

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KOdEE TIL Monty Python's working title for Life Of Brian was "Jesus Christ: Lust For Glory"
8jgb TIL that because few men reproduce with many women, 2/3 of your ancestors are female, not ½. Also, overall throughout humanity 80% of females end up reproducing, while only 40% of males do
5V1W8 TIL that Elon already once owned X.com back in 1999 - back then, one of the first federally insured online banks
x5J1 TIL that in 1140, when the Weibertreu Castle was defeated by King Konrad III, the women of the castle were granted free departure and allowed to take what they could carry. Thinking quickly, the women carried the men on their backs. The king kept his word and let the men live.
nWxbb TIL There's a type of tick in the U.S. called the 'lone star tick' (Amblyomma americanum) whose bite can make you permanently allergic to red meat and milk. The lone star tick is unique in that it can transmit a molecule that causes alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy to red meat.