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TIL Stanford University built a system that simulates a million neurons and runs on just 5W of power

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69be8 TIL Many brands of nacho cheese owe their perpetual meltiness to something called sodium citrate. When you add sodium citrate to cheese, it melts more easily and stays melted without getting oily or clumpy. The chemical formula for sodium citrate is actually Na₃C₆H₅O₇)
OoxOY TIL of the Atlanta Compromise (1895) Southern blacks would work and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law. Blacks would not focus their demands on equality, integration, or justice.
ONQe TIL Jim Henson operated Kermit from a cramped diving bell underwater with an air hose to the surface for The Rainbow Connection intro to The Muppet Movie. Filming took 5 days.
e0GM4 TIL our modern interpretation of Santa Claus with a red outfit and white beard is due in large part to holiday Coca-Cola ads that began in 1931.
XnLk TIL - Actress Toni Collette pretended to have appendicitis at age 11. Her acting was so convincing that doctors performed an appendectomy. Her removed appendix was found to be completely normal.