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TIL that the Greek mathematician Archimedes was killed during the siege of Syracuse when he refused to acknowledge his Roman captors because he was too engrossed in solving a math problem.

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wL9aW TIL that 2nd-century Roman artifacts were found at an archaeological site in Óc Eo in the Mekong delta area of southern Vietnam. It's likely that this is the Asian city known to the Romans as Cattigara.
MQRa TIL that Billie Piper (the actress who played Rose Tyler in Doctor Who) divorced from her wealthy husband, she opted not to claim any money from him, stating, “I’m not taking a penny from him, I think that’s disgusting.”
9YjxD TIL that on 19 January 2021, it snowed in the Sahara Desert; this is the fourth time this has happened in the last 50 years (1979, 2016 and 2018)
b9V1N TIL a large lunar rock nicknamed Big Bertha, found by Apollo 14 astronauts, is likely a terrestial meteorite. It bears remarkable similarity to zircon found on Earth and dissimilarity to other lunar samples. It is also the third largest lunar rock sample retrieved, measuring at 8.998 kilograms.
neaWP TIL that due to the Screen Actors' Guild not allowing duplicate names, Michael Keaton had to change his name. His birth name is Michael Douglas.