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TIL- we are all running Minix and we don't even know it
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TIL about John Yudkin, a scientist who's reputation was ruined and was ridiculed for his belief that sugar not fat was responsible for the health crisis in America. Years later research is starting to support his findings.
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TIL the U.S. Department of Defense used 1760 Playstation 3’s to build a supercomputer because it was cheaper than the alternative
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TIL I learned that Post was the leader in cereal until the Great Depression when it pulled back on advertising. Kellogg overtook Post, in just one example showing companies should keep advertising during recessions
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TIL the horns hand gesture was made fashionable in heavy metal cultre by Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath), who says it was used by his Italian grandmother to ward off evil
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TIL that 75% of the US’s oil comes from North and South America, not the Middle East.