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TIL Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, was so good at Tetris that Nintendo Power magazine eventually stopped publishing his high scores because he dominated the leaderboard.

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woDdY TIL that during the Battle of Trafalgar, only one ship was destroyed (the Achille on the Franco-Spanish side) through direct combat via a fire that reached the magazine, causing an explosion. While the British were able to capture 17 enemy ships without losing any of their ships during the battle.
emgb TIL There is a negative correlation between incidence of rape and pornography use - as porn use goes up, rape rates goes down
ne9WG TIL - In 399 BC, Socrates went on trial and was subsequently found guilty of both corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens and of impiety ("not believing in the gods of the state"),and as a punishment sentenced to death, caused by the drinking of a mixture containing poison hemlock.
VGk0 TIL that when Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in 2004, he bragged about people trusting his site with personal information. He called the users “dumb fucks” for trusting him.
loOya TIL that teddy bears exist because "Teddy" Roosevelt refused to kill a real bear