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TIL despite looking really similar, toads don't hop for mobility like frogs, they walk to cover greater distances

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bGZQ TIL payment company Square starts off every week with a company-wide morale check, asking employees “How do we feel” and “What are we not talking about,” and then shares the answers in a Google Doc for all to see
691bZ TIL there is an international competition for writing obfuscated code. The contestants are judged on the aesthetic of the unreadable source code (like a Christmas tree) and so on. The code should still be compliable and run.
oOJR TIL Siri was supposed to be for Android and BlackBerry phones before Siri, Inc. was bought by Apple back in April of 2010
4X7X6 TIL For centuries, Kurdish villagers knew an ancient rock relief simply as "Naram-Sin", but didn't know who or what it represented. Later, archaeologists discovered it to be a depiction of Naram-Sin of Akkad, King of the Akkadian Empire (the world's first empire) who ruled over 4200 years ago!
grxRX TIL The Sword of Islam was a ceremonial weapon given in 1937 to Benito Mussolini, who was pronounced as the Protector of Islam.