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TIL that 1 billion people a day crap in the street…

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kJ1JB Today I Learned of Brainfuck - a deliberately obscure programming language with only eight commands: +-<>[],.
4kEKX TIL during the Cold War the US government stored opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint, to ensure the nation had adequate supplies in case of war or other supply disruptions. The stockpile was enough to meet the painkiller needs of the United States for one year.
jdvM TIL that North Korea operates a restaurant chain called Pyongyang and its chains mostly operate in China, serving mostly mediocre food.
80db TIL the first American spy satellites literally dropped their film from space in a “film bucket” that was then scooped up in midair by a plane.
VelQ TIL Americans trust Judge Judy more than all nine justices of the United States Supreme Court