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TIL after the first version of Word was shipped, Microsoft sent the whole developer team to Cancun on vacation

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9YKZX TIL that for a 2014 study, psychologists hung out in public bathroom stalls and watched under the door to see how long men and women spent washing their hands
J1jKv TIL: Lemons are not a naturally occurring fruit. They were created in SE Asia by crossing a citron with a bitter orange around 4000 years ago. They were spread around the world after found to prevent scurvy. Life didn’t give us lemons.. We made them ourselves.
OoQBg TIL that the Navajo weren't the only American code talkers during World War II. 14 Comanche code talkers landed on Normandy on D-Day. Their coded name for "Adolf Hitler" was "crazy white man."
4kABN TIL that Roman fathers were allowed to kill their children