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TIL that the first apple computer was sold for $666 without mouse and keyboard just a simple assembled circuit board

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5VyNn TIL, the capital of Palau, Ngerulmud, is the least populated country capital with a population of 0, as it just consists of government buildings.
x6LXg TIL that Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's full title was "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"
Yp84A TIL Marilyn Manson's 2015 album was printed on the same discs used for PlayStation 1 videogames. The famous black discs were used for their high contrast against a white thermal paint that would appear when heated by a disc reader, changing the image on the disc when played.
QJnDp TIL that until the 1970's, the words moron, imbecile and idiot were actually medical diagnosis
W7RLX TIL that Asperitas clouds create dramatic, wave-like structures in the sky. These rare and striking clouds have an undulating, rough appearance and were only recently classified in 2017. They often appear after thunderstorms and look like a turbulent sea viewed from below.