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JYGyj TIL John von Newmann was a child prodigy who could divide eight-digit numbers in his head by age six and learned calculus by age eight. He developed the computer architecture that virtually all computing devices use today. He became a US strategic adviser and his game theory led to the MAD doctrine.
68NX TIL When a squirrel feels it is being watched it may deceptively pretend to bury an object then hide the object in its mouth
wojP1 TIL That Sonar used by Naval ships is a billion times louder than a jet engine at 230db. Its also audible (in the water) for hundreds of miles, and is lethal when swimming underwater, even hundreds of feet away from the source.
16yA8 TIL that the first laws outlawing food coloring were in regards to bread. White bread was expensive and some bakers added chalk to lighten dark bread. King Edward I (1272-1307) created a law saying anyone caught using whiteners in bread would be put in the public pillory for one hour.
6EnkW TIL about the Bolton Strid. Running through Bolton Abby in Yorkshire, England is a 6-foot wide, seemingly calm stretch of water that has claimed the lives of anyone who ever entered it.