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TIL there was a ‘father of algebra’ before Al-Khwarizmi.

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N7bb6 TIL FDR's White House housekeeper, Henrietta Nesbitt, was a legendarily awful cook. “Of course Henrietta did not personally do the cooking,” wrote a former WH maid, “but she stood over the cooks, making sure that each dish was overcooked or undercooked or ruined one way or another.”
eL96 TIL that flossing was dropped from the US government’s dietary guidelines because no reliable study exist to prove its health benefits.
yxNp TIL: A quarter of the world’s hazelnut supply is used to make Nutella
XoN6 TIL that congress can hire pirates to attack foreign enemies. It’s in Clause 11
OoB84 TIL that if you order a brand new Volvo, Volvo will fly you to Sweden all inclusive, to let you drive your new car and explore Sweden, before they ship it to the USA!