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TIL that dBASE, the database software, was created to win football pools. It became so successful that its creator no longer had time to watch football games.

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g1ED TIL the texas GOP had once rejected the teaching of higher order of thinking (critical thinking skills) out of fear of students challenging fixed beliefs and parental authority.
69Ay8 TIL: TIL that marshmallows were originally made from a plant called marshmallow (mallows that grew in marshes). The root of the marshmallow plant is high in mucilage, which is a type of gel that gives marshmallows their chewy texture. Today, marshmallows are no longer made from the plant.
R7Pw1 TIL that the largest fully-functional pipe organ in the world is in a Macy's in Philadelphia.
W7YR9 TIL WWII partly started because of several false flag attacks by the German SS impersonating Polish soldiers against Germany. Hitler needed a reason to attack Poland but there wasn't one so he got the SS to make a reason for him.
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