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TIL Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer fame) is a hobbyist programmer, who owns both a GitHub account and a Discord server.

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eQ6L TIL that in 1938, 18-year-old Korean Yang Kyoungjong was conscripted by Japan to fight against the USSR. In 1939 he was captured by the Soviets and sent to fight against the Germans. He was then captured by the Nazis and sent to fight on D-Day only to be captured by the Americans.
W7pGB TIL that “air-chilled” chicken differs from traditional aka “water-chilled” chicken, and results in less water absorption, more flavor, and lower risk of cross contamination. Air chilled chicken has been widely available in Europe for decades, but relatively recently become popular in the USA.
AKOx TIL that in 1916, Nikola Tesla invented a unidirectional flow valve with no moving parts, by making the flowing substance resist its own movement.
8QaX TIL; That Roald Dahl the author of kid’s stories wrote the screenplay for the Bond movie “You only live twice”
OoAXg TIL that the shortest performance to ever be nominated for an acting Oscar was just 2 minutes and 19 seconds of screentime, performed by Hermione Baddeley in 'Room at the Top' (1959).