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TIL that the Pentagon still runs many of their computers with Windows 95

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E1gy0 TIL The word shilling comes from schilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere.
yQ07e TIL When Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania for the Battle of Gettysburg, his army kidnapped free black civilians and sold them south into slavery.
Bbox TIL Tesla cars use up to 8000 very small batteries to power their cars. The same batteries used in Vape Mods.
9OxM TIL In January scientists reported a simple way to turn almost any kind of cell into stem cells. These findings were invalidated in peer review. The lead researcher, Haruko Obokata, was found guilty of misconduct, the papers were retracted, and her supervisor and co-author hanged himself.
GAXXG TIL about ChexSystems, the reporting agency banks use to determine whether to approve an application for a new checking or savings account.