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TIL that Linda, a widely used synchronization model for parallel computation, employed in both academia and industry, is named after Linda Lovelace, a porn actress who appeared in the iconic 70s porn film "Deep Throat"

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newlb TIL one of the "Best" Tic Tac UFO pictures is from Angels Camp, California (United States) on Thursday 30 August 2007
a86WZ TIL the chief of the German military cabinet Graf von Hülsen-Haeseler died in 1908 dressed in a pink tutu after trying to lift the Kaiser’s mood, when he suffered a heart attack.
x0JB TIL the company behind ITT Tech was once one of the biggest conglomerates on Earth. They grossed $8 Billion in 1970, were heavily involved in the Brazilian and Chilean coupes, and were recently fined $100 Million for violations of the Arms Export Control Act.
e069b TIL A baby born on 11.11.11, Skyrims release date, was named Dovakhiin by the parents and they received a lifetime of Bethesda games as a result.
vamR TIL Chess grandmaster Judit Polgár beat a family friend at age 5 without looking at the board.