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

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yQJml TIL that a male can develop breast cancer
x6kgB TIL the WannaCry ransomware attack was propagated using EternalBlue, an exploit developed by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) which was stolen and leaked a month prior
6Epo8 TIL that the world’s smallest wasp is smaller than an amoeba. The wasp, Megaphragma mymaripenne - complete with eyes, brain, wings, muscles, guts and genitals is only about 200 micrometres long. Their average lifespan at adulthood is 5 days and they lay eggs in the eggs of thrips.
M7xMm TIL that a dam project in Tennessee resulted in the seizure of family farmland into high-end real estate, the near extinction of a fish species, a Supreme Court case, and the loss of Native American sites.
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