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TIL Bill Gates was Hired to Write the Original Code for Atari but Took too Long and Was Fired, Making Them the Only Company to Fire Gates

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0wKYR TIL legal scholars use the terms malum prohibitum and malum in se to distinguish between offences which are legally or morally forbidden. The former is wrong simply for rules prohibiting them whilst the latter is wrong as it is seen as an innately immoral act.
QeZX TIL That killing an opposing boxer in the original Olympic Games resulted in the dead boxer being declared the winner
NkoE TIL a Swedish scientist conducted the first study of the global greenhouse effect in 1896 by using infrared measurements of the atmosphere
N7xae TIL that despite being 23 kg (50 lbs), medieval knight armo(u)r is actually not as stiff as often portrayed and quite flexible. A Knight would be able to run full speed in it, fight with the dexterity of a common soldier and even perform acrobatics.
50Bp TIL fire hydrants are color coded to indicate the water flow in gallons per minute