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TIL Apartheid South Africa had a secret weapons program to develop germs that would only kill blacks or lower their birthrate.

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BrxAd TIL Linkin Park were due to be called Lincoln Park ( a park in Los Angeles, CA near where they rehearsed), but the domain www.lincolnpark.com was too expensive. They shorted it to 'Linkin' so the band would appear right next to Limp Bizkit at record stores.
d8oZK TIL An A.I. developed for a Japanese bakery check out system was successfully adapted to detect cancer cells
PDrE TIL Alexander The Great named around 70 cities after himself.
WvOY TIL There are still people living in iron lungs
X06yE TIL Earache Records reissued numerous albums in "Full Dynamic Range" editions, restoring the sound of each