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TIL that Wilma Mankiller was a Native American rights activist and the first woman to be elected the Chief of a Native American Tribe (Cherokee Nation).

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XAy8 TIL that after being spot on for almost 50 years, Moore’s law — which predicts the computing power to double every other year — is expected to slow down for the first time next year.
8agoP TIL Australia had a white people only policy until the 1970s
Q7ep TIL “Smarties” (U.S.) were first made after WWI using repurposed gunpowder pellet machines, which gave them their shape and texture.
78W1P TIL On Aug. 1, Sprite will ditch the soft drink’s green-colored bottles in favor of clear PET bottles. Green, has contributed to it as one of the most recognizable brands. Sprite states that they try to further bottle-to-bottle recycling and increase the the availability of recycled material-PET.
D1JaJ TIL of the Caretaker, an artist who made eerie, disorienting music that emulates dementia and memory loss. His work, "Everywhere at the End of Time" shows the progression of a "slow death of a soul" through 6 stages.