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TIL The original Macintosh computers were sold with 9" screens that were 72 pixels per inch. This size was chosen because their printer would print at 144 ppi, exactly double the screen. This way the printed text and the screen text would end up being exactly the same size.

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l7jYA TIL that the smallest functional motorcycle in the world is called ‘Smalltoe.’ Tom Wiberg, from Sweden, built Smalltoe, which stood at 2.55 inches tall and weighed a mere 2.4 pounds. The Guinness World Records certified Wiberg as a record holder in 2003 for making the smallest functional motorcycle
oBnaR TIL the 2009 UK Christmas No.1 song (highest selling music single on Christmas Day) was Rage Against the Machines 1992 song “Killing in the Name”.
OoOl4 TIL microwave ovens DON’T heat food using the “resonant frequency” of water. They work by causing polar molecules (water is one, and so are some fats) to rotate back and forth quickly in an oscillating electromagnetic field, producing molecular vibrations (heat).
Wkad4 TIL Dave Grohl wrote and recorded an entire album by himself, singing and playing each instrument in the studio. He chose the name Foo Fighters to hide his identity. After a record label picked it up he needed to recruit members to perform the songs live. Thus the Foo Fighters were created.
a8jky TIL: The Titanic sinking was the 2nd sinking of a ship for the White Star Lines on her maiden voyage. The first was RMS Tayleur, a large and advanced sailship for the time.