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TIL in 2010 the fastest super computer in the entire U.S Defense Department was primarily compromised of 1760 PlayStation 3 Consoles

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XEGXQ TIL that orange juice was invented by a marketer. The California Grower’s Association had a problem: They were growing more oranges than people could eat. Copywriter Albert Lasker asked, “What else can you do with an orange?” So was created the "Drink An Orange” campaign that changed the world
QJmXE TIL Ex-UFC fighter and podcaster Brendan Schaub has the worst rated (1.6/10) comedy special in history
grMGD TIL that the term “fast fashion” was first coined by the New York Times in the 1990s to describe the rise of the now popular clothing store, ZARA. At the time, it only took 15 days for an idea for a product to make it into stores.
eplPL TIL that despite gambling being illegal in Japan, Pachinko makes up 4% of their GDP.
gGl9 TIL of a study measuring whether the tiredness/hunger of a judge affected the prospects of getting parole. At the beginning of a session, a prisoner had a 65% chance of being parolled, the authors found. This declined to almost zero by the end of a session, and leaped back to 65% after a break.