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

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8b14 TIL: Henry III received a polar bear as a gift from King Haakon of Norway in 1252. The bear lived at the Tower of London and was given a long leash so it could swim in the river Thames and catch fish.
6EQL7 TIL Without bats there would be no tequila. It’s made from agave plant which is pollinated by bats
WQV9 TIL that Hitler justified his campaign of ethnic extermination and relocation in Eastern Europe and the USSR in part on the U.S. government’s treatment of Native Americans in the 19th Century.
Oabe TIL that Lake Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg name means “you fish on your side, I fish on mine, nobody fishes in the middle”
AmMa TIL Adam Rainer is the only person in history to be categorized as both a dwarf and a giant in his lifetime. At age 21 he measured 3 feet 10.5 inches. By age 32 he measured 7 feet 2 inches tall.