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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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yVkOV TIL Billy Joel wrote "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" as a way to help young people struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts as he once attempted suicide himself. It includes a mistake from the recording where he fumbled his words that was left in as proof everyone is fallible.
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wLDWo TIL that Nikola Tesla loathed round objects, wouldn't touch hair, and was obsessed with the number three
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