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TIL Roller Coaster tycoon was programmed by one guy. In Assembly.

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NX8bb TIL that researchers Limb, Limb, Limb, and Limb, in a study of doctors, figured out that doctors tend to choose a specialization that fit their surnames, alias nominative determinism (ie. Dr. Gore the surgeon)
xVjLD TIL that higher IQ is associated with greater use of illegal drugs and excessive alcohol intake
65bQ TIL A teacher’s gender affects learning: boys learn better from men and girls learn better from women
yNPM TIL that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea refers to the distance traveled while under the sea, not the depth.
JYdjQ TIL that medieval forests near inhabited areas were actually more managed then most forests today and functioned more like semi-wild gardens.