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TIL Giraffes have long been known as one of the mammals in the world that are not able to swim. Scientists believed that the long neck of the giraffe and the long legs would not provide enough energy to support its neck while in water

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7r0NX TIL Steve Jobs presented the first Macintosh with a Japanese painting because he was inspired by Zen Buddhism and his love of Japanese cuisine, but there was another lesser-known facet of Jobs' interest in Japanese culture: he was an ardent fan and collector of shin-hanga, or modern woodcuts.
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