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TIL that Russia built a computer that ran on water in 1936

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GYvv5 TIL the rhinoceros viper is found in the forests of West and Central Africa. This colorful and nocturnal viper is considered to be one of the most venomous snakes in Africa, producing both a neurotoxic as well as hemotoxic venom, although very few cases of human envenomation have ever been reported.
RL7w TIL that David Spade did not attend Chris Farley’s funeral because he “could not be in a room where Chris was in a box.”
Zp94D TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue.
P1eww TIL direct taxation in Canada (government asking for a cut of your money each year) was only put in place temporarily during World War 1 to fund the war. More than a 100 years later, we are still paying for a temporary tax.
woKn1 TIL only 10% of men in the world are 6ft +. Even in the US only 15% are above it.