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TIL there is a 155 chapter long book that makes sense no matter what chapter you choose to read first or last.

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grV14 TIL that British mathematician Lord Kelvin was so confident in his abilities, he once is said to have sent a servant to find out who was the second-highest scoring student in a mathematical competition at the University of Cambridge. The servant returned and replied "You were, sir".
X00LP TIL George E. Edmondson Jr., "Mr. Two Bits", was an unofficial cheerleader for the Florida Gators college football team. He led a traditional "Two Bits' cheer" at almost every Gator home game from 1949 until his retirement in 2008.
VBwm0 TIL that in 1938 the Chinese government deliberately destroyed the dikes of the Yellow River in order to cause a flood with the aim of slowing the Imperial Japanese Army and in the process killed up to 900,000 Chinese civilians, created millions of refugees and destroyed thousands of villages
xVypo TIL about The Shaggs, an all female rock band from New Hampshire who despite being remembered for their seeming ineptitude to play rock, were called “better than The Beatles” by Frank Zappa and made an album Kurt Cobain considered one of the best of all time.
JWkB TIL in 1936, 30 Toronto men were arrested for removing the tops from their bathing suits and showing their nipples