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TIL. The fastest processor EVER was an AMD FX, overclocked to 8.429 GHZ. Liquid nitrogen and helium was sprayed directly onto the CPU to prevent it from melting.

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xVLm0 TIL the original Illuminati sought to suppress religion's role in society. Opposing superstition, religious influence over public, abuses of state power. Outlawed by the Catholic Church, vilified by conservatives and religious critics caused many conspiracy theories you hear of them, even today.
QNMkX TIL at least 17% of Germany's population has been infected with the hepatitis E virus, estimated 2014
nWjAY TIL that the US - Canadian border splits through several occupied single-family houses and residential properties at the northern tip of Maine
ZJrv TIL Sigourney Weaver made the no-look over the shoulder basketball shot in one take from Alien: Resurrection
PYaDJ TIL - Despite selling over 80 million albums worldwide Enya has yet to undergo a single concert tour.