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TIL that Central Park is only the 5th largest park in NYC

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ooNK TIL That comcast billed people for missing and destroyed equipment after hurricane Ike in 2008
wLvKP TIL the five-dot pattern commonly found on six-sided dice is called a Quincunx.
ogPr TIL that scientists found that whether blind-folded or not, people who were asked to walk in a straight line without a point of reference to follow will walk in a circle. They can’t seem to figure out why.
wLLLM TIL James Watson (co-discoverer of the structure of DNA), had to auction off his Nobel Prize Medal due to poverty. A Russian billionaire bought it for $4.1M and returned it stating, “a situation in which an outstanding scientist has to sell a medal recognising his achievements is unacceptable.”
yxGl TIL Acetaminophen/Paracetamol’s painkiller and anti-anxiety effects are because it enhances natural cannabinoids’ action in the brain