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TIL that 47% of random numbers found in real life (restaurant prices, city populations, goals or touchdowns scored, etc.) begin with a 1 or a 2. This is Benford's law. It's used to detect tax fraud.
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TIL There is a theorem inspired by the division into slices of a pizza, presented in 1967 and still under study today.
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TIL the division sign symbol is called obelus. I guess there's a name for everything...