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TIL the Burr Arch Truss was a bridge design patented by Theodore Burr in 1817 and used mostly for covered bridges. Theodore Burr was first cousins with former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr.

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nekNW TIL a group gamers sent a port of Super Mario Brothers 3 to Nintendo in hopes of securing a license. Impressed, but uninterested, Nintendo declined but the gamers were so impressed by their work they went on to create their own studio, id Software, which developed Wolfenstein, Quake, and Doom.
epDaJ TIL about Godwin's law that states that as an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope) the probability of a comparison to Nazis approaches.
mJxR TIL of Paul Modrowski: Sentenced to life in prison for supposedly lending his car to someone who supposedly murdered a man, even though that person has since been ACQUITTED. He’s been in prison for almost 20 years. He’s kept a blog meticulously detailing his experiences.
w5y7 TIL that only Bryan Cranston (Hal), Justin Berfield (Reese) and Erik Per Sullvian (Dewey) were the only characters to be in every Episode of Malcolm in the Middle. Frankie Muniz missed out on one episode.
d5mj TIL that there were two New York brothers who were severe hoarders through the 1940s. One of them took care of the disabled other. The healthy brother set up booby traps all around the house to keep outsiders away, which led to the accidental death of both of them.