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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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R74oa TIL over 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the Anaheim Stadium playing field in 1976 after The Who played a concert there.
kJ9g1 TIL Isaac Newton was Master of the Mint in England for the last 30 years of his life. Although it was intended as an honorary title, he took it seriously—working to standardize coinage and crack down on counterfeits. He personally testified against some counterfeiters, leading to their hanging.
xVnnb TIL "Green Screening" is known as a "Chroma Key" in the television and movie industry since any distinct and uniform color can be used--not just green--as long as the foreground is visually different from the background.
eJEL TIL that most energy drinks contain Taurine. The same amino acid that cats require in the diet to prevent them from going blind.
yQNJM TIL that approximately 90% of all gunpowder used by the Patriots during the American Revolution was supplied by France