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TIL that if you have a bunch of 1x1x1 blocks arranged into two cubes, there is never a way to rearrange the blocks to make a third cube

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xQV5 TIL Thomas Jefferson included a paragraph in the Declaration of Independence condemning the King of Great Britain for slavery, but it was ultimately deleted.
eMZk TIL Today (6/5) is National Doughnut Day which was created by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor the men and women who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. In recognition Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts and other shops are offering free donuts today.
GmD4 TIL there is a battery powered bell at Oxford University that has been continuously ringing for over 175 years. No one knows what the battery is composed of and no one wants to take the device apart in order to figure it out.
ZQ0G TIL the term ‘mentor’ comes from Homer. In the Odyssey, Mentor is Telemachus’ advisor and Athena in disguise.