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TIL That Samsung makes the Retina Display for Apple

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epxo4 TIL Mountain Dew was originally created as a moonshine mixer. The soda received its name for the slang used for "mountain-brewed" moonshine: Mountain Dew
Eem7 TIL that we have pictures of all the US presidents going back to Quincy Adams, leaving just the first five unphotographed.
YpOoB TIL That Jack Black’s mother helped with the Hubble space telescope.
84kG TIL that the majority of war hammers looked more like regular claw hammers on poles than the huge mallets we imagine
dBlK TIL Mussolini bribed Greek generals not to resist an Italian invasion during WWII, only to have Greek resistance fighters push his army back into Albania. The invasion was a display of confidence that highlighted Mussolini’s recklessness and proved the weakness of the Italian army.