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

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8eK9Z TIL female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes rely on one another for "good reviews" of the best egg-laying sites (not too crowded, not too empty, but just right!) — a new insight that could inform future mosquito control efforts.
D1dXj TIL about Alexander Bogdanov, a Russian physician who experimented with blood transfusion to gain eternal youth. He died after injecting himself with blood from a student infected with malaria and tuberculosis, who also may have been the wrong blood type.
wLk41 TIL Tetris is addictive because it presents a continuous stream of incomplete tasks. Fulfilling those tasks gives players a constant sense of achievement.
464J TIL babylonians had museums 2500 years ago
Oo04 TIL A Finnish sports brand Karhu Sports sold the three stripe trademark to Adidas for (the equivalent of) €1,600 euros and two bottles of Whiskey.