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TIL Cookie Monster's name is Sid!!

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e0b1D TIL That DNA computing, using DNA, biochemistry and molecular biology instead of traditional silicone based technologies used in computers is a thing
v10yD TIL there is a secret entrance to the White House through an alley on H Street
R7047 TIL that the German Blitzkrieg was literally fueled by speed. During the early part of WW2, the German gov't distributed meth tablets to its armed forces as part of an effort to make individuals "superhuman."
00ev TIL about the Flyby Anomaly: when spacecraft do Earth-flybys at certain angles, they experience a small but sudden velocity increase, which is still unexplained. One of the proposed explanations is the existence of a ring of dark matter around Earth.
XEWQr TIL the phrase “revenge is a dish best served cold” expresses the sentiment that revenge that is delayed, and executed well after the heat of anger has dissipated, is more satisfying than revenge taken as an immediate act of rage.