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TIL the ‘Tetris’ Theme is based on a Russian Folk Song about two peasants falling in love.

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dQ1Q TIL the record for the longest throw of an object without any velocity-aiding feature was a non-returning boomerang thrown 427.2 m (1,401.5 ft)
wL5M8 TIL that Ridley Scott had plans to adapt the dystopian novel Brave New World into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Ridley Scott ultimately had trouble doing the book justice and stated, “I don’t know what to do with Brave New World. It’s tough….when you reanalyze it, maybe it should stay a book".
691bZ TIL there is an international competition for writing obfuscated code. The contestants are judged on the aesthetic of the unreadable source code (like a Christmas tree) and so on. The code should still be compliable and run.
k46d TIL we are close to be able to grow new teeth.
KOjZw TIL in Canada, the manufacture and sale of margarine was forbidden by an Act of Parliament in 1886. A lengthy conflict persisted between farmers and consumers, so that margarine did not become permanently legal until 1948, when Parliament referred the issue to the Supreme Court