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TIL that at the 1996 Apple World Wide Developer Conference, attendees were given Linux CDs by Apple

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ADNWa The human brain looks like a big, pinkish-gray, wrinkly walnut. There are so many folds in it that, if it could be unfolded, it could be a small tablecloth. Pinkish-gray might not match your decor, but it would be about the right size! This "tablecloth" is made up of the cerebral cortex and is the wrinkly outside layer of your brain. All those folds are responsible for abstract thought, language, and memory. Scientists believe the wrinkles exist as a way to increase the surface area of the cortex, allowing for increased brainpower in a smaller space. In this week’s Today I Learned, neuroscientist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Steve Ramirez shares some of his smarts on how your cortex is different from your pet hamster’s.
7gBX TIL that the eugenics movement of the United States, and the way it was enacted in California in particular, was a partial influence on the eugenics policies of Nazi Germany
n1kB TIL there’s a second Monalisa in Museo del Prado, Madrid, that was probably painted by one of Da Vinci’s pupils. When viewed combined with the original Mona Lisa, it can create a 3-D effect, making it the first stereoscopic image in world history.
QJOPE TIL When Capcom suggested Jean-Claude Van Damme to play all-American character Guile in the Street Fighter movie, the director said "What about his accent?" Capcom responded "What accent?" unaware he had one as all his films were dubbed in Japanese
b9N00 TIL of Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, a mother whose daughter was kidnapped and murdered by the cartel, who took it upon herself to capture the men responsible one by one.