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

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JQam TIL that until 2004, Indiana allowed vehicle passengers to have open containers of alcohol (and consume alcohol) as long as the driver of the vehicle had a blood-alcohol level of 0.04 percent or lower.
0wRWv TIL its revealed in Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc. the reason Scooby can talk is due to being a descendant of Anunnaki. Anunnaki are spirits that inhabit bodies of animals and are responsible for China’s Monkey King and some Egyptian Gods. Their descendants are talking animals and Scooby is one of them.
kOyr7 TIL Starbucks has more customer money on Starbuck gift cards than most banks have on deposits
X00LP TIL George E. Edmondson Jr., "Mr. Two Bits", was an unofficial cheerleader for the Florida Gators college football team. He led a traditional "Two Bits' cheer" at almost every Gator home game from 1949 until his retirement in 2008.
Z41p TIL NASA has it’s own radio station called ‘Third Rock Radio’ which plays Rock/Indie/Alternative music with NASA news items and mission updates embedded throughout