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TIL the first neural network AI computer was built in the 40s by scientists born in the 19th century

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vQ8 TIL that the TARDIS materialisation sound is actually a house key scraping along a piano wire
W7ev9 TIL In 1939, Texas Tech and Centenary played football in torrential rain and mud. They had a combined NCAA record 77 punts, with a final score of 0-0.
mx9aO TIL self-heating cans of soup were a thing in the 1940s. They had flavors like ox tail; kidney soup and mock turtle.
GAk0g TIL there is no difference between white and yellow cheddar cheese aside from the added food coloring.
xjBD TIL when filming ‘The Princess Bride’ Andre the Giant would warm a freezing Robin Wright Penn (Princess Buttercup) simply by placing his huge hand on her head.