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TIL that the US Air Force built a supercomputer comprised entirely of PlayStation 3s

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yVJvV TIL Dominik Hašek, one of the best NHL goaltenders of all time, was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1983. Because Hašek was from Czechoslovakia and behind the Iron Curtain, he did not know he was drafted by Chicago until several months later.
QNg6p TIL Café Procope, although established in 1686, is not the "oldest café in continuous operation" but it was frequented by Marie Antoinette and Napoleon, among others
kJeyd TIL that after WW1 the German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated and was allowed to seek asylum in the Netherlands. He lived there until his death in 1941.
b9gK0 TIL there is no national minimum drinking age in the United States. Instead, a law called National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 punishes states that allow anyone under 21 to purchase alcohol by cutting their federal highway funds by 10%. The last state to comply was Louisiana in 1987.
oBWZW TIL that Caligula’s uncle survived the assassination of his nephew by hiding behind a curtain. As he was the last man of his family, he was declared emperor. Despite his lack of experience, he proved to be an able administrator. He had also survived past purges due to his infirmity.