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TIL the world’s smallest computer is smaller than a grain of salt.

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b6rW9 TIL that Franc Roddam, director of 1979 The Who's 'Quadrophenia' and creator of British show 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' is the creator of 'MasterChef'. Roddam had the idea for the show after Mel Brooks mocked British food during a production meeting in the 80s.
XEBvj TIL as part of the Imperial Examination in Ming and Qing dynasty China, candidates would bring stationery, food, water, bedding and a chamber pot to be isolated with in a tiny room for 3 days and 2 nights to write essays. If any died, the bodies were simply wrapped in a mat and tossed over the wall.
dg7Z TIL that it was illegal in Soviet Union to not have a job
rN6Lw TIL the state of Mississippi did not repeal Prohibition until 1966.
XEVrP TIL that scientists have developed a solution to help plants grow in otherwise infertile too salty soils