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TIL two world famous shoe brands - Puma and Adidas - were born from a sibling rivalry. The feud between the two brothers - Rudolph and Adolph - lasted all their lives.

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bGLa TIL that a man played a game of Civilization II for 10 years resulting in a never ending nuclear war between the player and two AI causing the world to become a ‘hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation’.
Zpl4a Today I learned that the FTC is investigating oil company collusion that caused much of the inflation seen in the US and much of the rest of the world since 2021.
LkVZ0 TIL that heroin was originally discovered and synthesized in an attempt to make a less addictive version of morphine. It was sold commercially for almost 20 years.
aV60 TIL that dietary imbalances are a far greater cause of cancer than chemical exposure
QJkMe TIL That printer companies intentionally design their products to perform ineffectively in an effort to get more money from the consumer.