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TIL Humans evolved not as predators but as prey.

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vrwL TIL that if you pirate “Game Dev Tycoon,” the virtual games that the player develops will be virtually pirated, and the player will go bankrupt, making it impossible to win.
Yp9PW TIL In the third century the Roman Empire was split into several regions with several leaders. One of those leaders Constantine had ambitions to retake the Roman Empire. He lacked an army large enough to do so. He decided if he converted to Christianity the Christians would fight for him. He won.
aw11N TIL sharks can expel the entire contents of their stomach by literally forcing the stomach inside-out all the way past its teeth. This is called 'stomach eversion' and it's a way to get rid of indigestible objects but occasionally the stomach is unable to retract, which can be fatal.
gQBA TIL Steven Sasson invented the digital camera in 1975 but his bosses at Kodak never let it see the light of day
oBbmW According to the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF), Bitcoin currently consumes around 110 Terawatt Hours per year — 0.55% of global electricity production, or roughly equivalent to the annual energy draw of small countries like Malaysia or Sweden.