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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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0l01 TIL that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s first cousin (Tanoai Reed) has nearly the same body type as The Rock, and has been his stunt double for all of his movies the past 13 years.
LdWm TIL Lyndon Johnson was the only President sworn in by a woman; it occurred on Air Force One after Kennedy’s assassination.
B5LW TIL that in 1963, JFK went on a western conservation tour to promote the environment
XEDdj TIL The Co-Founder of D.H.L spent approximately $10 million on virgin prostitutes because he was desperately afraid of AIDS.
gM8AX TIL: African Pygmy tribes were essentially atheistic and were observed to have no cults, no rites, no totems, no deities, and no spirits. Dead were buried without ceremonies or gifts and received no further attention. They even appeared to lack simple superstitions, according to travelers' reports