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TIL that Steve Jobs was really unhygienic: he thought that by eating only fruit the need to shower was eliminated, so he stopped showering. When he worked for Atari, his boss assigned him the night shift so that he wouldn’t need to interact with other people.

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xVPlb TIL that in 2007, Ohio proposed issuing specially marked license plates to sex offenders, similar to those already used for DUI offenders.
4EQg TIL we shouldn’t call terrorists “Jihadists” or “Islamist” since it puts their actions in a positive light. The proper term is “hirabi”, meaning “one who commits unlawful warfare.”
aNEJ TIL that Grapefruit juice can have severe side effects (including sudden death) when mixed with common medications
wLe9M TIL about a variant of chess called Dunsany's, or Horde chess in which one player's pieces are set up identical to regular chess, while the other player starts with a horde of 32 pawns.
m1pOo TIL, starting in 2019, Box Tops are not physically collected anymore.