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TIL that Simon Beck created giant ‘crop circles’ in the snow by walking for up to 10 hours at a time. Problems in his feet prevented him from running, so he initially started walking in these intricate patterns for the exercise.

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8yKL TIL that the word ‘infant’ comes from the Latin word 'infans’, meaning “unable to speak” or “speechless”
ewPk TIL Python, the programming language, was named after Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
j6MwQ TIL about the Javan Rhinoceros. A critically endangered species of rhino. Currently there are about 76 Javan rhinos surviving in just one country, Indonesia.
x6657 TIL - When Ozone gas was first identified in 1840 its harmful effects were not widely understood - it was associated with fresh air and recuperative properties. In 1882, a businessman coined the name Ozone Park (NY) to promote the area’s proximity to "fresh tonic ocean air".
yQxAp TIL the “Crescent Moon” on the South Carolina flag isn’t a moon at all, but a gorget, worn by military in 1775 to protect the neck in battle.