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TIL Almost all is actually a mathematically defined term

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6EPPX TIL about the actual creator of DOS (CP/M), desktop computers, Cd's and more; Gary Kildall, the forgotten father of the modern computer.
y8pV TIL Joe Montana helped cement his nickname “Joe Cool” after calming his team down in Super Bowl XXIII by pointing out John Candy sitting in the stands
QJXVL TIL The largest octopus species in the world, the giant Pacific octopus, has three hearts, nine brains, and blue blood.
vBjK TIL Finnish has no gender-specific pronouns, oftentimes causing them to call someone a “he” instead of “she” in English.
MeVRa TIL in 2010, a Kansas State University professor went on a Twinkie diet, where he ate mainly Twinkies, Oreos, and Doritos to prove to his students that calorie counting is the important part of losing weight, not nutritional content. He lost 27 pounds in 2 months.