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TIL that Apple discontinued use of the word “laptop” in its product manuals and technology because of the potential risk caused from using your laptop… on your lap.

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Bg0wb TIL students once made Oxford the murder capital of late medieval England. A 2023 study found that it had a murder rate 4-5x higher than that of London or York & 50x higher than current rates in 21st century English cities. The mix of young male students & booze was often a powder keg for violence.
Oo1X4 TIL: Rowlf the Dog was the first Muppet. Created by Jim Henson in 1962 Rowlf first appeared in a Purina dog food commercial.
grxRX TIL The Sword of Islam was a ceremonial weapon given in 1937 to Benito Mussolini, who was pronounced as the Protector of Islam.
8e7yX TIL on April 29th, 1992, leaders of L.A.‘s two most notorious gangs, the Bloods and Crips, brokered a peace agreement in response to the acquittal of 4 LAPD officers in the vicious beating of unarmed motorist Rodney King. This agreement was facilitated by football hall of famer Jim Brown.
ny77 TIL during WW2, when the Russians retreated they usually destroyed most buildings suitable for command posts. However, they would often leave some large buildings intact, but only after lining the buildings with time bombs set to explode weeks later - to destroy entire German headquarters at once