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TIL you can build virtual Lego with a chrome app. Best day ever? Or worst productivity hit ever. Both.

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dAK TIL Charles Barkley, not MJ, Magic, or Bird, led The Dream Team in points per game, rebounds per game, and steals. Before the Olympics, the selection committee wasn’t even sure he should be on the team.
X0ZLE TIL Before earning a living as a writer, Octavia E. Butler once worked as a potato chip inspector.
PYRmV TIL of the Panjandrum, a weapon consisting of large wheels propelled by rockets and holding explosives. During final testing the rockets broke free in all directions, the wheels began chasing military observers, and admirals/generals were forced to dive into barbed wire. It was never used in battle.
GVnE TIL that the US embargo against Cuba (53 years so far) has been condemned by the majority of the United Nations 19 times since 1992 and is considered ILLEGAL by all nations but Israel, the Republic of Palau and the US itself
PeRL TIL that 80% of the lyrics for Nirvana’s debut album were written the night before recording