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TIL that baking (that’s right, oven-baking) your MacBook’s motherboard is a valid option for restoring system failure. Verified this last night. Works like new!

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b6o90 TIL Warren Buffet whose net worth is around $100B today, didn't reach $1B until he was in his 50s
BrAQk TIL that hippos, despite their large shape and short legs, can run at a maximum speed of 30 mph (48 kmph). Essentially outrunning humans.
eDDL TIL the first ‘mooning’ in recorded history was 66 AD, where a Roman soldier mooned Jewish pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, causing a riot, an over-response by the Roman military, and the death of thousands
4kAkX TIL- In ww1 planes forward firing gun was synchronized with the propeller to fire through the propeller
neOkB TIL during the Great Depression Clifton’s Cafeteria eateries boasted the slogan “Dine free unless delighted.” In the original restaurant’s first three months of business, ten thousand customers took him up on the offer. Enough customers paid their bills to make them a success.