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TIL that the VLC media player uses a traffic cone as its logo because the students who created it had a traffic cone collection

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m8ME TIL a proton was detected traveling at 0.9999999999999999999999951c, with the kinetic energy of a thrown baseball. It was dubbed the ‘Oh-My-God Particle’
wDGP TIL People who take vitamin B6 dream more vividly.
L1Qp TIL that cocaine is 74% cheaper than it was 30 years ago.
QGEe TIL that James Sinegal, former CEO of Costco, said he did not care about Wall Street analysts who had criticized him for putting good treatment of employees and customers ahead of pleasing shareholders. A favorite quote attributed to Sinegal is “you have to take the shit with the sugar”
7rEnO TIL that when George Ruth Jr. was 19, the law stated he had to have a legal guardian to sign his baseball contract. Baltimore Orioles owner Jack Dunn became Ruth's guardian, leading teammates to jokingly call Ruth "Dunn's new babe." The joke stuck, and Ruth quickly earned the nickname "Babe" Ruth