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TIL There was a time when AMD and Intel CPUs used the same socket, and could run on the same motherboard.

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Yp1Xx TIL that during the beginning of invention of electric appliances. They experimented with electric tablecloths. You could basically plug in an outlet anywhere on the table and the lightbulb would light up. Only downside was that you couldn’t spill any liquids on it
78wKZ TIL that scientists have figured out a way to weigh clouds. Determining the cloud's approximate size is the first step. Clouds that are average in size weigh just about 1.1 million pounds.
pAD4 TIL only one person has ever been executed by the state of Wisconsin. The public execution was so graphic and horrible that Wisconsin abolished the death penalty two years later.
opQY TIL the U.S. Government spends more on Oil Industry Subsidies than the entire budget for NASA.
QJ0pk TIL the children's cartoon Arthur is still producing new episodes and is on its 21st season, and has been running longer than South Park