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TIL there’s a computer marketed to the Amish. It has no Internet, no video, no music.

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Wk4Q4 TIL about a population of Greater Rheas (Nandus) that established itself in Northern Germany after 7 birds escaped a farm in 2000. As of 2018 their number has reached as many as 566
rNOmw TIL when Jim Morrison was in his senior year, the books he read and reported on were all so offbeat, that teachers thought he made them up. A teacher also went to the Library of Congress to check if the books actually existed. He also had an IQ of 149, which is generally considered genius level.
xVLNB TIL the British king or queen has two birthdays: their real birth date and one assigned to them during the summer, to ensure better weather for the parade
nLkY TIL that Norway has something called ‘folkehøyskole’ aka 'people’s college’ where you pay $70,000 a year to live on the school’s property, go to classes of your choice of no academic value, have no exams and take trips to different locations through the year.It’s basically a year-long summercamp.
VRkm TIL Bruce Banner was renamed to David Banner in the 1978 TV-series The Incredible Hulk because CBS thought Bruce sounded too gay.