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TIL that the Royal Navy’s nuclear-armed submarines run on an outdated version of Windows XP called “Windows for Submarines”

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bmQ TIL Bo Peep was omitted from Toy Story 3 because she would not have survived the incinerator scene, being made of porcelain.
J16aj TIL that Adolf Hitler had an obsessive relationship with his half-niece Geli Raubal, which drove her to commit suicide at the age of 23 after Hitler forbid her to move to Austria and become a singer
wGw6 TIL that the Glasgow City Council named Scrooge McDuck on a list of famous Glaswegians
96PB TIL that people back before the 1800’s used to sleep twice during the night.
E1gBV TIL when Adelaide opened it's power grid to competition, instead of lowering costs as intended, generators were shut down at peak demand so companies could charge more, leading to the highest costs for power anywhere on Earth