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TIL that Atari Democrats were American Democratic legislators who suggested that the support and development of high tech and related businesses would stimulate the economy and create jobs in the 1980s and 1990s

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vL7 TIL: The Super Guppy is used extensively by NASA to ferry components for the International Space Station and Project Orion.
ANppa TIL only three single-letter .com domain names were registered before Internet pioneer Jon Postel registered the other 23 letters of the alphabet. IANA now holds these in reserve to prevent single entities from controlling a letter of the alphabet.
x6aoo TIL Despite their status as one of the world's largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia is estimated to have less than 100 active oil rigs
R74EQ TIL smelly socks are so effective at attracting mosquitos, that its use has been explored for mosquito control in places where malaria is prevalent.
4kMJ6 TIL of Alberto Fujimori: a Japanese man that was president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. When elected, he proceeded to implement neoliberal reforms, carry out a self-coup, and dissolve congress to give himself extraordinary powers.