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TIL that there is an O/S written entirely in assembly. It’s called KolibriOS. It’s ISO takes up 4.95 MB and boots up completely in less than 3 seconds

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Z1ga TIL that when Aaron Sorkin was asked why Tom Cruise and Demi Moore don’t sleep together in A Few Good Men, Sorkin responded: “Women have purposes other than to sleep with Tom Cruise.”
LQVOv TIL why Roman concrete often lasted thousands of years, but ours decays in mere decades.
1aGBD TIL: the reason some people feel the need to pace while on the phone is because when you talk on the phone, your brain is lacking the visual feedback it usually receives from face-to-face conversation, and begins to translate emotional responses into physical movements.
8Dx8 TIL while penniless and dying, Ulysses S Grant wrote a book of memoirs so his wife could live off of the royalties. Mark Twain heard the best royalty offer was 10% and immediately offered Grant 75%. Grant’s book, was a critical and commercial success giving his wife about $450,000 in royalties.
loVG TIL that Boston University has a “People Watching Club.” Members of the club meet at a different location once a week and stare at strangers.