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TIL before 1972 sperm whales were killed in order to make transmission fluids for car transmissions
TIL Intel Pentium Processors used to work with RISC operations by decoding CISC instructions before executing them
TIL the first bullet train line, the Tokaido Shinkansen, was opened in 1964
TIL about REEForest, a EU project that aims to boost Mediterranean marine biodiversity by restoring an endangered species of brown algae
TIL about REEForest, a EU project that aims to boost Mediterranean marine biodiversity by restoring an endangered species of brown algae - sh.itjust.works
Brilliant name. Here’s a small video for those interested: https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW273417062025RP1/ [https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW273417062025RP1/]
TIL in China, wearing a green hat is associated with being a cuckold
TIL in China, wearing a green hat is associated with being a cuckold - sh.itjust.works
>In Chinese usage, the cuckold (or wittol) is said to be “戴綠帽子” dài lǜmàozi, translated into English as ‘wearing the green hat’. The term is an allusion to the sumptuary laws used from the 13th to the 18th centuries that required males in households with prostitutes to wrap their heads in a green scarf (or later a hat).
News: Transition to the new WoW64 wine and wine-staging
News: Transition to the new WoW64 wine and wine-staging - sh.itjust.works
2025-06-16 - Peter Jung We are transitioning the wine and wine-staging package to a pure wow64 build. This change removes the dependency on the multilib repository for wine and wine-staging. The main reason for this is to align with upstream Wine development, which simplifies packaging and the dependency chain. Potential Issues: - OpenGL Performance: A known limitation of the new WoW64 mode is reduced performance for 32-bit applications that use OpenGL directly - Breaking Changes: Existing 32-bit prefixes needs to be recreated If you are facing issues with 32 bit prefixes, please recreate these and reinstall the application.
TIL Pakistan is the only country in the world whose name comes from an acronym
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Unity Review
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Unity Review - sh.itjust.works
Really insightful video on how ambitious TES II was and how it still can be enjoyed with various QOL improvements made by the community. Also a nice suprise to see that you can get it for free (?), haven’t actually tried getting it myself, but it is listed as an option nontheless. Anyways, watch this if you’re interested on one of the biggest RPGs of the 20th century!