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TIL Netscape Navigator isn’t dead - it’s code was open sourced, improved and expanded upon, and is now known as Mozilla Firefox.

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mxKME TIL that context terms used in internet searches change the search results, often leading to confirmation bias. For example, if you search “is X good for you?”, the top results will be sources stating X is good for you. And vice versa.
ne9Ob TIL Bill Withers, the singer song writer of "Aint no Sunshine" was a factory worker making airplane toilets when he wrote the hit song at age 31. After the song hit gold, the record company presented him with a gold toilet marking the start of his new career.
vGR TIL that in 2001, Slash (guitarist) was diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy due to drugs and alcohol abuse. He was given between 6 days and 6 weeks to live. He survived and now has a defibrillator implanted inside him.
OGyX TIL that cocaine has more medicinal properties than marijuana, according to the DEA
P1QlJ TIL the US Navy operated two coal fired steam paddle wheel aircraft carriers in the great lakes during WWII