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TIL many of the fundamental elements of modern computers, including windows, hypertext, graphics, video conferencing, the computer mouse and word processors were unveiled for the first time in a single presentation.

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GblQ TIL there’s a tribe in China that women are treated as superior to men, have as many sexual partners as they like free from judgement of the society
oBVdL TIL Vulcanizing rubber joins all the rubber molecules into one single humongous molecule. In other words, the sole of a sneaker is made up of a single molecule.
JYvgV TIL Rats and mice have hooked sperms and in some species they hook together to make a daisy chain that can swim faster
mxeLo TIL that the actors who play Mr. Bean and Dr. House (Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie) starred together in a British historical comedy called Blackadder where they are barely recognizable
JYmO8 TIL of TV Pickup in England which refers to a phenomenon that affects electricity generation and transmission networks. It happens a lot during "Tea Time" where folks start their electric kettles all at once.