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TIL there’s a computer cluster at Carnegie Melon that’s been running nonstop since January 2010, teaching itself facts from the internet

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b8wj TIL that King Vladimir I of Kiev converted the Rus to Christianity instead of Islam because of the prohibition on alcohol, saying “Drinking is the joy of all Rus.”“
9YPRG TIL the Sirius star system is visible with the naked eye in the daytime sky given the right conditions
8rY4 TIL While running, breasts don’t just bounce; they do figure-eights.
GAAxJ TIL there’s a small section of the border between Belgium and Germany that’s the world’s most complicated one
Pv4L TIL the Finnish word kalsarikännit means to get drunk at home, alone in your underwear