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TIL during China’s War of the Three Kingdoms, general Chuko Liang, armed with 100 soldiers, defended a town against Sima Yi’s army of 150,000 by ordering his men to hide, throwing open the gates to the town, and sat by the wall strumming a lute. Convinced it was a trap, Yi fled.

gM0MA TIL the word “cocksucker” is uttered 279 times in the series Deadwood.
oapo TIL that mathematicians don’t know how big of a sofa you can fit around a corner.
kwP5 TIL that the longest overdue book was late by 288 years
a8NGL TIL Door knobs that are made out of brass can disinfect itself in about 8 hours.
gMQlA TIL about Vivien Thomas, a black lab technician, who, in the 30s through the 60s, helped his surgeon partner invent heart surgery.