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Today I learned the first internet router called IMP 1 was the size of a phonebooth.

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kOQWE TIL that the city in the world with the most chess grandmasters per capita is Beersheba in southern Israel, with one grandmaster per every 23,000 residents (in comparison, Moscow has one grandmaster per every 170,000 residents, and St. Petersburg has one grandmaster per 215,000 residents)
jgXj Til Macho Man Randy Savage Was A Professional Baseball Player
Yp8Jx TIL actress Jennifer Connelly inspired Princess Jasmine's appearance in 'Aladdin'. The final appearance of Jasmine consequently inspired the studio to redesign Aladdin based on actor Tom Cruise because Disney felt the original depiction was 'too scrawny' to have believable chemistry with Jasmine.
g97 TIL that lactose intolerance is “normal,” and most mammal species develop a natural lactose intolerance after weaning.
P68e TIL nobody is sure how the academy awards came to be called “Oscars”