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TIL Quentin Tarantino is a huge fan of the Half-Life computer game series, and has considered possibilities of directing a movie adaptation.

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GKoE TIL Almost all is actually a mathematically defined term
jJmM TIL Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell
OolEa TIL No authentic writings of Pythagoras have survived. Almost nothing is known for certain about his life. The earliest source describes Pythagoras helping a dog that had been beaten. Pythagoras thought he could recognise his friend's voice in the dog's cries.
Xp16 TIL the largest bank heist in history was $1 Billion US Dollars stolen from a Central Bank just hours before the US began bombing Iraq. The weapon that made this heist possible was a note, signed by Saddam Hussein. It took over 5 hours to load the money onto the trucks.
9YNvp TIL at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, an 18-year old Union lieutenant, Arthur MacArthur, took his regimental flag and led the charge to the summit, an act for which he received the Medal of Honor. His son was Douglas MacArthur, the general in charge of the Pacific theater during WWII.