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TIL Cancun was founded by the Mexican government using computer models to find a nice spot for tourists

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Q9QE TIL that the modern day “pirate accent” we know comes from Robert Newton’s portrayal of Long John Silver in the 1950 Disney adaptation of Treasure Island. Before that, there was no universal"pirate accent".
oBGxK TIL that Jeremy Rossman dropped out of MIT in 2011 to start his own college, Make School. The young college offers a project based bachelors degree in computer science that involves working with companies on current, real world problems. Students only pay tuition if they are hired upon graduation.
8X7Z TIL That there was a plan to overthrow the United States government for its crimes upon the native Mexican and Indigenous population as well as the brutal forced slavery upon Africans in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
pYroe TIL that when J.R.R. Tolkien was asked what he thought about Frank Herbert’s novel Dune, he replied he disliked it “with some intensity” and said it wouldn’t be fair to say anything negative about another working author.
719O TIL Mosquitos have collectively killed more human beings throughout history than any other factor, including war