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RGJ6 TIL that Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates had shouting matches during Ballmer’s transition to Microsoft CEO. As of 2014, they no longer speak to each other
kOvwm TIL that during the USA's "Great Depression" in the 1930s, librarians in Kentucky rode around on horseback, dispensing books to over 50,000 families and 155 public schools: "one librarian had to hike her 18-mile route when her mule died"
PYkVZ TIL that YT creators didn't think a video can be watched more than 2 billion times so INT_MAX was used (maximum 2,147,483,647). Because of Gangnam style they had to change it since adding one more view to 2,147,483,647 would result in -2,147,483,648
1apYW TIL more than a third of divorce filings contained the word Facebook
9wK8p TIL Midland, TX MSA, with just 170k population, is the richest metro area in America. It's GDP per capita is 57% higher than San Francisco MSA.