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TIL that the fastest supercomputer in 1976 ran at 80MHz and cost $80 million. Compare that to the cheapest (via http://bit.ly/14FE8Qf

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b9am0 TIL that that the most expensive medicinal fungus in the world is found only in the Himalayas at an altitude of 3000 to 5000 meters. The yarsagumbas are known for their aphrodisiac property and for this reason they are popularly known as Himalayan Viagra. The cost per gram is about 100 $.
R7rP9 TIL Somali Pirates at one point had an investment firm. That’s right; you could invest in the Somali Pirates, and receive a cut of their loot if their plunder was successful.
dxLd TIL of an Austrian man named Adam Rainer, who is the only person in medical history to have been classified as a dwarf and a giant during his lifetime.
nZXP TIL there are nearly 20 mg of silver per kg of sewage sludge, making it nearly economically recoverable
wLnE8 TIL of the Judgment of Paris. Before 1976, American wine had a terrible reputation internationally until an event where Stag's Leap, an American winery, won first place against French wines. In 2006 the same vintages were re-tasted and Stag’s Leap beat all French wines and took 2nd place.