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TIL that Bill Gates wife and children are not allowed to own or use an Apple product. A restriction was also put in place by Steve Balmer for his family.

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9x5G TIL that Tutankhamun’s body is not in a museum, but has been returned to his tomb.
BrKvD TIL that B Cells are called B cells because they mature in the Bone Marrow whilst T cells mature in the Thymus
AD4x7 TIL there was a trend of headless photography in 19th century Britain ("Victorian Headless Portraits"). The models usually had their heads in a platter, or were holding them in their hands. This was made by taking multiple photos and combining the negatives - kinda like the early days' Photoshop.
Z8NKG TIL that the average apple in the supermarket is over a year old. In a warehouse setting, they often sit at least 9 to 12 month, and one investigation showed that, on average, apples are 14 months old.
7nYO TIL that China banned the video game Football Manager because it treated Taiwan and Tibet as separate countries and was deemed “harmful to China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”