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TIL that a man programmed a computer in 1993 to write a romance novel, which was received with positive reviews by some critics

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jNl9Q TIL that kids used to sleep in the freezing cold in Soviet kindergartens. Surprisingly, that was a common practice in the USSR. We can find numerous photos showing kids sleeping outside – in winter, as well as in summer.
ZpKBv TIL Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright was fired from the band by Roger Waters during album production for "The Wall" but stayed on as a salaried musician. Wright stayed on salary for the Album's elaborate tour and was thus the only member of the band to profit from it, which lost about £400,000.
7O6Z TIL rockets have white and black patterns named “roll patterns” to monitor their movement when launched.
QQ7e TIL that the straight, wide boulevards of Paris were designed such that artillery could easily fire on rioting crowds.
V5Ak TIL some types of slime mold can solve simple problems such as the shortest path problem. It also shows signs of memory.