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TIL There is a supercomputer called Kraken.

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b6XY7 TIL Scottish/Canadian man Angus MacAskill is thought to be the tallest "true" giant (not abnormal height due to a pathological condition) in history. He stood 7'9" tall, had an 80" chest (also a record) 44" shoulders and weighed 510lbs.
JY9X4 TIL that the Karamanid dynasty, a Muslim beylik (principality) that existed in Anatolia (present-day Turkey) from 1250-1487, used a blue Star of David on a white background for their flag
5No9 TIL Keith Moon and John Entwistle once payed a hooker $100 to give Pete Townshend gonorrhea
LVam TIL 1 in 10000 chickens develops as female on one side and male on the other.
9wB17 TIL: West African populations carry “ghost” DNA from an unknown archaic human species that doesn’t match Neanderthals or Denisovans. Hinting at mysterious lineage.