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TIL Nintendo Used To Run Love Hotels, Where It’s Ex-CEO Hiroshi Yamauchi Was One Of It’s Most Reliable Customers

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d8GG8 TIL Thurgood Marshall had to memorize the U.S. Constitution in high school as punishment for misbehaving in class.
6jlX TIL that out of the TOP500 super computers, none of them run on Windows. 498 of them use the Linux kernel. The remaining 2 use AIX, a variant of Unix.
GAMWj TIL that seagulls have a special gland that allows them to drink saltwater without getting dehydrated. This gland filters out the salt, which they then excrete through their nostrils. I found it fascinating because it shows how well-adapted these birds are to their coastal environments!
MeEMW TIL That the Paraguayan Department of 'Presidente Hayes' was named after 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.
5YBgB TIL that Issus Coleopratus nymphs have functioning mechanical gears on their thighs that they use to synchronize their leg movements when jumping