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TIL while in University mathematician George Dantzig solved two famous mathematical problems mistaking them for homework

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OoD5g TIL the US Coast Guard used to regularly receive phone calls and telegrams from concerned citizens, asking why they hadn't yet rescued the cast members of Gilligan's Island.
GAlBE TIL bees are color-blind to red light, so red and black are no different in the eyes of bees, and that they can only recognize four colors of yellow, cyan, blue, and purple.
b6jLN TIL Evel Knievel holds the world record for the most broken bones at 433, over twice the amount of bones in the human body
ADGAB TIL learned that the smallest wasp species is the Megaphragma mymaripenne (200 μm) and it’s nervous system only has 7400 neurons
Vj0p TIL during the 1950s and 1960s alone, the US government and military conducted experiments that included spraying sailors with sarin gas, releasing bacteria on the city of San Francisco, and feeding radioactive oatmeal to handicapped children.