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TIL in 2017, Russian man was convicted of murder after killing friend over AMD vs Nvidia argument

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jN7NQ TIL that former British number 1 tennis star Andy Murray was at Dunblane Primary School on the day of the 1996 Dunblane School Massacre
nebW9 TIL in the 19th century Britain was the world's richest and most advanced economy. Real GDP per person almost doubled in the 90 years between 1780 and 1870, when it reached $3263 per capita. This was one third greater than GDP per person in the USA, and 70% more than both France and Germany.
gKB8 TIL that the Sahara desert is vastly expanding. 12 African nations have banded together pledging to build a 9 mile wide band of trees, that will stretch across Africa (4,750 miles), called “the Green Wall,” to halt its expansion.
0wkmv TIL Philip Seymour Hoffman was once starstruck when he found jazz legend Miles Davis swimming in the pool where he was a lifeguard. Hoffman played it cool and pretended he didn't know who the mysterious man was and his indifference earned him an afternoon chat about everything except music.
GYxW7 TIL Vladivostok (Russia) is geographically closer to Darwin, Australia, than it is to the nation's capital of Moscow.