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TIL 66% of Cleveland residents are functionally illiterate

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9gDX TIL Quake III Arena, needing to calculate x^(-½) quickly, used a piece of code so strange, the developers commented the code with “evil floating point bit level hacking” and “what the fuck?”
VMbRk TIL that children's entertainer Blippi used to be the grossout comedian Steezy Grossman, who's humor was very heavily focused on defecation.
kJleg TIL: In 1968, over 6000 sheep were killed in Utah and popular theories pointed to the Army. It was revealed 30 years later that it was indeed the result of nerve agent testing. Families nearby developed nervous system illnesses, but the Army accepted no responsibility.
kJ6e7 TIL that Nike's "Just Do It" slogan was inspired by Nancy Reagan, and the final words of a convicted murderer just before his execution.
YV0x TIL drivers in Ohio receive a yellow “scarlet letter” license plate if they have been convicted of a DUI.