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TIL learned IBM had to change the name of its dominant chess computer Deep Thought to Deep Blue after people started calling it Deep Throat

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VMvKB TIL There is a school of thought that credits legendary Czech author Franz Kafka with the development of the civilian hard hat.
0wywN TIL, a Donald Duck cartoon about Hitler won the Best Animated Short Oscar in 1943.
PNYw TIL “drafting” 10 feet behind a semi truck can increase your fuel efficiency by up to 40 percent.
oKv8 TIL The word “niggard” is not etymologically related to the word “nigger” and it has no racial connotations, yet people still get shit for using it because it sounds similar to the racial slur.
9wlDp TIL that William Daniels, famous for playing Mr. Feeney on "Boy Meets World," has been married to to actress and fellow Emmy Award winner Bonnie Bartlett since June 30, 1951; at more than 71 years, it is the longest active Hollywood marriage as of today.