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TIL all of the 500 fastest supercomputers in the world run on Linux

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nWlWY TIL about the Comanche horse culture. They called them “God Dogs”. They became currency, transportation, means of warfare, food and more. They were so revered that when having intercouse with their wives, warriors would whinny like stallions.
d8RdB TIL lake Baikal has a surface area slightly larger that the state of Maryland, yet it’s depth and volume is so great it could cover the moon is 2 feet of water.
nWLDb TIL in 1973 a roulette dealer & 2 others won 5 million francs ($1 million) using a roulette ball with a receiver inside that was linked to a transmitter inside of a pack of cigarettes. When a button on the pack was pushed, the ball was guided to land on a specific part of the wheel with 90% accuracy
lnPB TIL a corporate news company has made a ‘portrait of a redditor’, who is 'skeptical, geeky’ and 'liberal’ and observed 'Whatever the Reddit “hivemind” enjoys will be rewarded with upvotes’
XEEd6 It's largely about how it feels in the mouth. Once a piece of cheddar has been heated to around 150°F, the matrix of milk proteins that provide its structure begins to break down, and the cheese takes on a creamy texture that many people find appealing.