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TIL that tower PC cases became popular because of safety concerns. Apple worried that a new monitor in 1991 that weighs 80 pounds would crush computers under its weight. The Mac Quadra 700 and 900 announced at the same time thus have tower cases, to prevent users from putting the monitor on them.

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d6gB TIL of Bluenose, a schooner from Nova Scotia built in 1921 that was undefeated in races for 17 consecutive years. At the same time she worked as a general fishing craft and at least once won competitions for largest catches of the season and similar awards.
wokgM TIL The rumbling sound your stomach makes when hungry is called "borborygmus." It happens when the muscles in your digestive system move food, liquid, and gas through your stomach and small intestine, producing a rumbling sound.
Mekb0 TIL a poultry company in Australia uses a live chicken to run its Twitter account
wLVoE TIL that after 9/11, governments halted commercial shiping in much of the world, causing ocean noise levels to fall, resulting in reduced stress hormones in whales.
gNJ4 TIL that many people who saw the movie Wall Street were inspired to join the business world and model themselves after Gordon Gekko. This was the complete opposite takeaway that the film’s writers had intended