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TIL of the process of rubber duck debugging. A process whereby you explain your code line by line to a rubber duck in the hope of finding the fault.

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9l6r TIL: One in five Irish children hear voices - startling findings show “auditory hallucinations” common among Irish children
16VJP TIL Bernini's David (1624) was innovative because viewers are meant to walk around the statue, traditionally staues were designed with one angle in mind. Additionally the statue extends beyond the plinth and features elements of motion not found outside of paintings.
jNPrN TIL in 2010 Spain held a siesta competition. It lasted 20 minutes and contestants were awarded points on the quality of their sleep, their positions, their snores and even for their pyjamas.
X01xE TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake."
E1YyX TIL in 1945, a man survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air raid shelter, spent the night there, and caught the morning train to arrive at his job – in Nagasaki – where he survived yet another nuclear blast