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TIL the Chinese word for contradiction, Maodun, roughly translates to ‘Spear-Shield’ which stems from an old tale of a merchant selling a spear that could break any shield and a shield that could withstand any weapon.

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LQxKm TIL that Mychal Thompson suggested drafting Michael Jordan over Bowie in 1984 NBA draft so that MJ and Drexler could team up in Trail Blazers. Mychal told the organization that if you pick Jordan, and he and Clyde play together, they're going to dominate this league for the next 10 or 15 years.
W8ko TIL Gay penguin couples have been observed stealing eggs from other couple’s nests and replacing them with stones as a means to satisfy their natural urge to be parents
8pXK TIL that in 1962 the CIA tipped off South Africa’s intelligence service about the location of Nelson Mandela, leading to his arrest that put him in jail for 27 years
w9xW TIL the last person Tupac spoke to was a police officer. The cop held a dying Tupac in his arms and the cop asked Tupac to tell him who shot him. Tupac looked at the cop and said “F**k you.” Those were Tupac’s last words.
EPpx TIL that in 1977 a group of scientist discovered that any radioactive particle does not decay when being observed. This is called Quantum Zeno Effect.