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TIL Canonical (the people behind Ubuntu) are partners with Microsoft

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Ooyg7 TIL that Steve from Blue’s Clues once showed up unannounced to a kid’s birthday party after seeing a party sign and blue paw print on the house’s mailbox. He showed up in character and costume, handed our presents and refused any compensation from the parents.
b9Na0 TIL that Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" was painted on cardboard
ey15 TIL Chef Paul Prudhomme was struck by a .22-calibre bullet while cooking at a golf tournament, he thought it was a bee sting and kept on cooking.
mVKy TIL that a retired police captain is the co-founder of a group to legalize drugs, and that he makes an ironclad case for it.
W7L5N TIL in 2012, Canada had a $100 bill featuring an Asian-looking woman using a microscope, but after focus group complaints, changed her ethnicity to Caucasian.