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TIL When you crumple up gift wrapping it makes a shape so complex that it will defeat even the most sophisticated computers

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Z8ZD TIL Bush’s African Aids program spends 2/3 of the money on abstinence only programs, will only give condoms to “high risk” groups, won’t support clean needles and while saving lives it could have saved millions more.
kO7ZB TIL The phrase "How many angels can stand on the point of a pin?" is a 17th century parody of 13th century question, "Can several angels be in the same place?". The joke is a pun on needle’s point = needless point and debating topics of no practical value while there are more urgent concerns.
grgE9 TIL At the time of first European contact in the early 16th century, Florida was inhabited by an estimated 350,000 people belonging to a number of tribes.
8aKw4 TIL An extremely rare only female white giraffe and her calf killed by local poachers in Kenya.
Ypayr TIL in 2003, unnatural-looking skeletal remains measuring "six inches long" were found... genetic analysis show the unknown baby suffered a staggering number of defects including progeria, dwarfism, and scoliosis