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TIL Microsoft Solitaire was added to Windows to familiarize new users with the mouse.

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kOGlg The name Earth is at least 1,000 years old. All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. However, the name Earth is a Germanic word, which simply means “the ground.”
OGePe TIL that the placebo effect has become stronger in the US over time, meaning drugs that would have once been approved may not be now
b9RL0 TIL that while the punishment for an incelibate Vestal Virgin was to be buried alive, ancient Roman law forbade burials within the city. Offenders instead were entombed in small underground apartments with food and provisions, changing the legal definition to "descending into a habitable room."
7rXab TIL there is a cavernous 40-foot tall basement underneath the Lincoln Memorial excavated during its construction. At one point it was open to the public, before being closed after asbestos was found by a tourist. As recently as 2017, it was proposed the basement should be converted to a museum.
6EJGQ TIL the Russians killed 20 million in labor camps, forced collectivization, famine and executions.