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TIL that Cuba has their own Ubuntu-based operating system.

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ADMZo TIL Since both creative people and schizophrenics have fewer D2 receptors in the striatum, researchers suggest that their brains do not filter out as much information as other people’s brains do. For creative people, this means they can come up with solutions and ideas that other people may not.
VBwrG TIL Even though Pennsylvania is the 6th most populated state and was one of the original 13 states, Pennsylvania has never elected a woman to the United States Senate.
awMvJ TIL that Chinese farmer studied law for 16 Years to sue and defeat chemical corporation that polluted his land.
4kAgR TIL: Every year, about 30,000 people in the US lose a finger. The two most common causes: doors and power tools.
b97BZ TIL that in 2007, German police identified the DNA of a woman at six murders. Fearing this unknown killer, they offered a 300,000 euro reward for her capture. In 2009, she was identified. She worked at the factory that manufactured the DNA swabs.