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TIL There is no Wal-Mart in NYC

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VML9Q TIL Dennis Richie, who along with Ken Thompson, created the C programming language in the 60s, the most influential language in history, as well as Unix (THE operating system behind MacOS and Linux), died a week after Steve Jobs in 2011. His death was ignored due to media coverage of Jobs' death.
a8PWA TIL about the "suicide disease"—Trigeminal Neuralgia—which has no cure, that causes sudden, sharp pain in the face so intense that it’s often described as one of the most painful conditions in existence.
4XNp5 TIL in Germany on Sunday, trucks are not allowed to use the highways, unless they have a special permit or are delivering essential supplies
KYwyE TIL SonoPrep is a method of painless drug administration through human skin by rendering the skin permeable to fluids via the use of ultrasonic wave. The skin goes back to its normal state within 24 hours.
rRdlx TIL traditional Japanese woodworking didn't use nails or glue, instead they used interlocking joints to connect the wood