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TIL in 1897 Indiana tried to change the value of Pi to 3.2 via legislation

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e88k TIL King Tut was so insignificant as a pharoh that the Egypyians forgot where they buried him and accidently built another tomb on top of his. That’s why his wasn’t looted like every other known pharoh’s tomb.
gx1b TIL that a giant, nine-foot crocodile likely ruled the Earth before the dinosaurs.
yVG6p TIL Unlike the Hawaiian taught in schools, the Niʻihau dialect maintains the variation between [r] and [l], in addition to [t] and [k]. Some other pockets of speakers on Molokai and Maui have also been found to maintain the [t] variant.
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