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TIL the University of California (with 61 winners) has more Nobel winners than China, India, Japan, and the rest of Asia combined (with 49 laureates).

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GpXj TIL more US presidents have died on July 4 than any other day.
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aJVo TIL that there’s a mathematical formula, that when graphed, can visually reproduce itself