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TIL Stephen Wolfram spent 30 years coming up with the programming language that combines computation and the world's knowledge

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v10x7 TIL there are 44 Kmart stores still in operation, with 6 in Puerto Rico, 4 in the US Virgin Islands, and 1 in Guam
mx95p TIL that Jimmy Boyd's I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church in Boston when it was released on the grounds that it mixed kissing with Christmas. Boyd was photographed meeting with the Archdiocese to explain the song. After the meeting, the ban was lifted.
J1Yej TIL the actor Leslie Baker, known for playing disgruntled paper salesman Stanley Hudson in "The Office," inadvertently prepped for the role by portraying an office worker in OfficeMax commercials while in graduate school.
MeWwB TIL dry erase marker removes Sharpie from laptop screens (courtesy of my 5yo son)
QYOa TIL a woman’s uterus can fall out of her vagina if the muscles are too weak.