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TIL Hans Lemurson created a working computer inside Minecraft, on top of which a Minecraft like game is run

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e0mWg TIL that in 1962, Miriam Margolyes (the actress who plays Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films) was the first person to say "fuck" on British television
78RP TIL that Bill Gates tweaked his school’s program’s code so that he was placed in class with mostly female students.
MJVA TIL Peacocks are actually the males of the species, the whole species is peafowl. The female is called a peahen and a baby is a peachick.
rNndW TIL The Matrix’s “there is no spoon” boy grew up to play King George in Australia’s production of Hamilton
dD5LQ TIL: The US developed the chemical compound Cyanogen Chloride for use in WW2 against Japan. It is a highly toxic blood agent that could penetrate gas masks. Truman decided against using it and opted for the atom bomb. It is now listed in the Chemical Weapons Convention and has never been deployed.