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TIL Richard Ramirez was sentenced to die in California's gas chamber. He stated to reporters after the death sentences, "Big deal. Death always went with the territory. See you in Disneyland." He later died of complications from B cell lymphoma while awaiting execution.

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ZwRY TIL In a 2010 interview, IBM’s CEO said: “We could have improved quality and reduced the costs of the health-care system by $900 billion. … I said we would do it for free to prove that it works. They turned us down.”
nmEW TIL: One in 25 people are sociopaths. Many are successful, attractive and charming. They are completely remorseless and expert at getting what they want.
LMj0 TIL that Quintessential, meaning “the most perfect example of” comes from the latin “quinta” & “essentia” which is literally…The Fifth Element.
vNyB TIL that the inventor of Linux announced his project by saying “I’m doing a free operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional)”. Today it it used by ¾ of all servers, all Android devices, and the top 10 supercomputers.
p8yL4 TIL the US banned the publication of a large global study done by the World Health Organization in 1995 on cocaine use. Excerpts from the report conflicted with accepted views such as "occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems"