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TIL Apple created a custom mouse colloquially nicknamed ‘the hockey puck’, that lasted for only two years, 1998-2000, before it was discontinued in favor of a more traditional shape. It is considered one of Apple’s more notorious flops.

by whatilearned September 6, 2022, 1:40 am

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What’s a product that was originally created for one purpose but today is used for something else entirely different?

by QuestionGuy September 5, 2022, 10:46 pm

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I created a website for orphans

by cringeyjokesman September 5, 2022, 2:16 pm

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TIL Tonic water was created as an early prophylactic treatment against Malaria (due to the added Quinine) by the British army. They added Gin to improve taste and now we have the G&T.

by whatilearned September 3, 2022, 4:28 pm

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If “Gator Aid” had been created in Talahassee instead of Gainesville

by cringeyjokesman September 2, 2022, 1:44 am

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TIL astronomers created fake stars to improve earth’s telescopes view of real stars.

by whatilearned September 1, 2022, 7:54 am

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Til wolverine was created because Marvel’s then editor in chief Roy Thomas wanted a Canadian hero to boost north-of-the-border sales

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 11:12 am

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TIL Matthew McConaughey was first assigned to play Marty Hart in the first season of True Detective. McConaughey asked to switch to Rust Cohle due to the character’s obsessive tendencies. McConaughey created a 450-page analysis of Cohle to study the character’s evolution in the series.

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 5:10 pm

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Who is the most badass character ever created?

by QuestionGuy August 27, 2022, 3:18 pm

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What is genuinely the BEST video game ever created?

by QuestionGuy August 26, 2022, 5:33 am

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TIL SNL Skit “Matt Foley Motivational Speaker, was created by Bob Odenkirk

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 9:49 pm

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TIL about the Antikythera Mechanism which is widely considered to be the first analogue computer created by the ancient Greeks. The mechanism had about 30 precision gears which makes it the earliest discover of gears in Europe, and could track celestial body movements, eclipses, and sporting events.

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 11:42 am

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