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TIL on Feb. 6 1897 the Indiana state legislature passed a law making Pi = 3.2

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nWp17 TIL On May 17, 1996, Chris Hoiles hit an "Ultimate Grand Slam" (Walk-off grand slam) at the bottom of the 9th, full count, two outs, and three runs down. This is the second time in MLB history that this has happened under these conditions.
mxP4v TIL that bamboo is the fastest growing plant, with certain species growing up to 35 inches per day
8boK TIL bob ross made an episode where he painted all in grey for a colorblind viewer
LkVXV TIL a group of off-duty Army Rangers got into a 30-minute firefight with a group of suspected crack-dealing members of the Hilltop Crips gang
lnEN TIL there are ‘Sandy Hook Truthers’ that think the entire event never happened, and that all the people involved were actors