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TIL that in the 1920s, a "Computer" was a job title for women who performed complex mathematical calculations by hand, essential for astronomical research and engineering projects before the advent of modern computers. These women made significant contributions to science and technology.

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ymNM TIL that Carl Stalling, the composer behind Bugs Bunny, spent 22 years working every day with a 50-piece orchestra at Warner Bros. Studios. He ultimately scored in excess of 600 cartoons at the rate of one score per week between 1936 and 1958.
d80XK TIL over 500,000,000 Indians or over 1/3 of their population are considered open defecators, meaning they defecate everywhere but a toilet(streets, fields, beaches). 22.6% of Indians with access to a toilet still choose to openly defecate out of preference
O4LX TIL that a recent study found that 67% of men and 25% of women would rather give themselves an electric shock than be alone with their own thoughts.
wL4VM TIL Winston Churchill reportedly saw Pres. Lincoln’s ghost while staying in the White House. Churchill had just gotten out of the bathtub, and saw the specter leaning on the mantle. Churchill, naked, calmly ashed his cigar and said, "Good evening Mr. President, you seem to have me at a disadvantage"
9wKar TIL that loneliness is as bad for people's health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day