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TIL proto-punk pioneer James Williamson of The Stooges left the music biz to design chips at AMD, and went on to be a Vice President of technical standards at Sony.

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d1EZ TIL of the Steller’s sea cow. At up to thirty feet long, it was one of the largest mammals to have ever lived. It was famous among sailors because its meat was reportedly delicious and lasted for months without spoiling. Within twenty seven years of its discovery, it was hunted to extinction.
4XdkJ TIL that On Black Friday 2014, Cards Against Humanity replaced the game with a “Bullsh*t” box, on sale for $6. This box contained “literal feces, from an actual bull,”This was to protest to the Black Friday shopping where shoppers will literally buy anything on sale. They sold 30,000 copies.
J1nvQ TIL during ancient Rome, common citizens would partake in a form of rebellion known as "Secessions of the Plebeians." This involved the evacuation of entire cities, leaving the privileged nobility to fend for themselves.
MeVX0 TIL that Apatheism is the belief that if a god exists, or not, it does not matter, because the effect is the same. Therefore there is no point engaging in worship or even positing the question of existence of the god at all.
kGME TIL that Singapore Air flight 21, the longest scheduled flight, had special lockers on board to store the corpses of anyone who died on board, due to the lack of unscheduled stopping locations