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TIL that all of the top 10 most powerful computers in the world all run on a Linux operating system.

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ZZp TIL Andy and Red’s opening chat in the Shawshank Redemption, in which Red is throwing a baseball, took 9 hours to shoot. Morgan Freeman threw the ball all 9 hours and returned for work the next day with his arm in a sling.
61Dw TIL: There is a word for the day after tomorrow: Overmorrow
WeOA TIL the most powerful commercial radio station ever was WLW (700KHz AM), which during certain times in the 1930s broadcasted 500kW radiated power. At night, it covered half the globe. Neighbors within the vicinity of the transmitter heard the audio in their pots, pans, and mattresses.
gMGy TIL that “if every home in the United States paid its bills online, solid waste would be decreased by 1,600,000,000 tons each year.”
pYaZZ TIL The name Chicago comes from the Algonquin language: “shikaakwa,” meaning “striped skunk” or “onion.”