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TIL that computer science was actually promoted to women in the 1960s - on the premise that the planning and attention to detail involved in programming is akin to that of planning a dinner party.

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NXmn1 TIL that pre-Christianity Vikings regularly traded with the Arab world to the point that dirhams are commonly found in 7th-11th century Viking hoards and burials. Trade with the Middle East would later stop as elites stopped focusing on trade in favor of feudal power.
wPEW TIL that doctors’ green scrubs help them see better in the operating room. Since green is on the opposite side of the colour spectrum it can refresh a doctor’s vision of red things. It also prevents distraction from ‘green ghosts’, an after effect illusion from focusing on red colours.
XE46r TIL In 2007, the science advocacy group Sense About Science contacted the manufacturers of 15 "detox" products. When pressed, not a single detox peddler contacted could come up with a definition of what they meant by detox
4X4J TIL If every NFL team tied, the playoffs would be determined by a coin flip.
lReG TIL that only 2% of the World’s Population has Green Colored Eyes.