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TIL that Intel was going to be called Moore Noyce but it was scrapped because it sounded too close to more noise

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4k0EJ TIL of Alex Stepney, an English soccer goalkeeper so got so angry at his own team-mates, he literally dislocated his jaw screaming at them.
ANXrw TIL the Buddha's tribe of origin, the Shakyas, practiced the veneration of trees and sacred groves. Tree veneration remains important in Buddhism today, particularly in the practice of venerating Bodhi (fig) trees, the type of tree that the Buddha eventually attained enlightenment under.
lojkB TIL I learned of an autorotation, a maneuver to stop a falling helicopter during engine failure
b6ny9 TIL MD 20/20 is short for Mogen David fortified wine. Mad Dog is only a nickname for the drink.
YpekA TIL that Disney World once had its own airport with a runway that sang. It had grooves in the tarmac that were spaced such that when a plane reached 45 mph, it played Pinocchio's 'When You Wish Upon A Star".