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TIL the U.S. government used 1,760 Playstation 3’s to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. Their reason: It was more cost efficient and “green”.

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P1pwJ TIL one of the earliest medical descriptions of a phobia was by Hippocrates (460 - 370BC) who recounted a man named Nicanor who apparently suffered from a fear of flute music.
nPxo TIL Norwegians are using ‘Texas’ as a slang term for 'crazy’
NRkb TIL motorcyclists are almost 30X more likely to die than other motorists
AJBd TIL that the Nazis took many measures to ensure animals were protected as many Nazi leaders, including Hitler supported animal rights
Eg9mP TIL where the idiom “dead as a doornail” came from. In old times when nails were made by hand, they were often reused and had quite a long life span. Nails used to make doors however, only had a one time use because of how they were used to build a strong door.