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TIL The top 5 least corrupt countries in the world are all Scandinavian countries, New Zealand, and Singapore

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E1kdx TIL the very first automation happened was via first Electronic Computer Colossus, to reduce the time for decoding World War II messages between Hitler & his Generals, from six weeks to six hours, at Bletchley Park in England.
5VYXk TIL of the Potato Park. A seed bank in Peru, it is managed by Indigenous communities and focuses on Andean crops and plants. It specialises in potatoes, and houses samples of 2300 of the 4000 varieties in the world
oBpeA TIL Crispin Glover, who played George Mcfly in Back To the Future, is 3 years younger than Michael J. Fox who played his son Marty in the film.
pYNGO TIL that “lobster” used to be food for slaves, children, and prisoners. It was utterly undesirable due to its abundance. Now, it’s a coveted delicacy by New England residents. Go figure. What else are we taking for granted wrongly?
pJ08 TIL there are turntables that play records using a laser instead of a needle, and are so accurate that they play the dirt and dust collected in the record grooves