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TIL Apple almost put MS Windows on iMacs instead of Mac OS

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nePxd TIL the mens' Olympic Javelin was modified in 1986 to reduce throwing distances. The longest throws were beginning to exceed the length of the field and were a danger to people in the stands. The new javelins only fly 90% as far as the previous design and all pre-1986 records have been nullified.
aZJJ TIL that Stephen Hawking’s fear of aliens comes from the possibility of aliens enslaving us based on the reality that we’ve done that to our selves in the past when a more technologically advanced civilization encountered a less technologically advanced civilization.
KO48w TIL when Samoset met the Pilgrims at Plymouth, he already knew enough English from fishermen to say "Welcome" and ask for beer.
gxQ7 TIL The disposable syringe was invented by New Zealander Colin Murdoch in 1956. The Department of Health weren’t interested, saying the design was “too futuristic” and that patients wouldn’t want to be injected with anything contained in plastic.
VMQop TIL that dogs can tell when someone is pregnant. When you are pregnant you give off a body odor that dogs can smell. They can also tell by body shape and body language.