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TIL that in the year 1240, the Talmud was 'placed on trial' after Nicholas Donin, a Jew who had converted to Catholicism, told the Pope that the Talmud insulted Jesus and the virgin Mary. The trial resulted in the Talmud being found guilty, and thousands of Jewish texts were burned

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Md6m TIl that the Greek mathematician Hippasus discovered irrational numbers. According to one version, he told his shipmates (Pythagoreans) who then threw him overboard and he drowned.
p85lO TIL that the company Cisco is named after San Francisco, where it was founded, and its logo resembles the Golden Gate Bridge
xVwM1 TIL About the Cardiff Tower. Hidden in plain sight in a largely Jewish community just south of Beverly Hills, exists a working oil derrick, disguised to look like a Synagogue.
4OoR TIL when doctors recommended Einstein surgery he refused surgery, saying: “I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.”
wLEn6 TIL of Yap, an island that uses massive stones for currency. It is said that one of these stones which had sunk to the bottom of the ocean while being transported years ago continues to be used as real currency today despite not having been seen since.