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TIL Alan Turing proposed gin (the alcohol) as a medium in which to store data in a computer

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jyDM TIL when a German chemist tried to recreate a lavish ancient dye called “Tyrian purple,” he had to use 12,000 mollusks to make enough to color a single handkerchief.
J1gmB TIL former dictator of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov ordered the closure of all libraries outside the capital in the belief that all Turkmen are illiterate.
VBGWD TIL that “coulrophilia” is a popular subculture of the BDSM community involving the sexual attraction to clowns, in which participants often use clown related costumes, props, and personas during sex.
X6WD TIL that 40% of Palestinians support suicide bombings against civilians as long as its in “defense of islam”
yQmPV TIL that the origin of high-heels can be traced back to 15th century Persia when soldiers wore them to help secure their feet in stirrups. Persian migrants brought the shoe trend to Europe, where male aristocrats wore them to appear taller and more formidable.