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TIL the computer was not invented in the 1940’s. In the 1830’s Charles Babbage designed a mechanical, steam powered beast with a CPU, RAM, even a printer, that could do most of the things early electronic computers could. It was never built.

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d8Rb7 TIL that from 1933 until 1977 there was a Presidential Yacht, but it was sold off by Jimmy Carter, and today raccoons live in it.
GYO44 TIL Cow Tipping would actually be almost impossible in real life. It would require over 600 lb of force, and would require at least 4 people to do successfully - and that's under ideal circumstances. Because the cow can resist, it would likely take 6 or more.
R7OA1 TIL gasoline is a byproduct of distilling crude oil for kerosine. Originally it was discarded. It wasn’t Until 1892, with the invention of the automobile, that gasoline was recognized as valuable.
Z81RY TIL Baghdad possessed the world's largest book collection in the 9th century. By the 10th century, the city had become the largest city in the world surpassing even Constantinople with an estimated population between 1.2 million and 2 million.
l7p77 TIL Disney spends about $50M each year on fireworks, over $130k a night. The only consumer that tops this is the military.