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TIL in 2014 a Chinese company built 10 one-story homes in 24 hours using 3D printing technology. Each 2,100 square-foot building costs less than $5,000 to construct. The builder hopes the company’s 3D-printing technology will one day be used to build skyscrapers.

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5Zrr TIL of the one-electron universe postulate, proposed by theoretical physicist John Wheeler. Its hypothesis is that there is only one electron in existence that is constantly moving throughout time
lwp1 TIL that a Canadian town is giving away free land. Dalhousie, New Brunswick’s population has dropped by 21% in 15 years, and is giving away parcels valued at up to C$50,000 to “anybody who’s interested — an entrepreneur or business. We’ll give ‘em the property”.
5YaLn TIL that the first computer game was Nim, released in April 1940 on a computer called the Nimatron, which weighed over a ton. The designer was a nuclear physicist and quantum mechanics pioneer who later participated in the Manhattan Project. 100,000 games were played, with the computer winning ~90%
kOgQg TIL Cats and dogs noses are like human fingerprints - they have a unique pattern of ridges and creases!
xVwy0 TIL in 1977, Ben Cohen was a struggling potter & Jerry Greenfield was getting rejected by medical schools. The pair decided to open a bagel shop, but the cost of bagel machines was too high. As a result, they enrolled in a $5 ice cream making course instead. A year later, they created Ben & Jerry's