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TIL the “#” of C# was based on a small grid of 4 “+” signs, implying it is an increment of C++

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mxbOE TIL: Banana slugs intertwine when they have sex
P1Zrw TIL that The Guess Who (best known for the song "American Woman") was originally known as Chad Allan & The Expressions. Their record label credited their first single to "Guess Who?" in a cheap ploy to make consumers think they were a popular British Invasion band hiding their identity.
oB5XA TIL that the person who is largely credited for inventing the polygraph machine is the same person who created Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth.
9wXpG TIL LBJ spent the first three months of his life without a name, as his parents were unable to reach an agreement on one.
jNyaj TIL of the amazing and fearless POW dog Judy, who uplifted and protected British prisoners captured by the Japanese during WW2. She skirted death multiple times and survived the war. Her “master” built her a granite memorial inscribed with her life story when she died of old age