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TIL Enzo Ferrari sold his house to buy his 1st race car.

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8aXZG TIL about “Pikuach nefesh” the principle in Jewish law that the preservation of human life overrides virtually any other religious rule. When the life of a specific person is in danger, almost any mitzvah lo ta'aseh (command to not do an action) of the Torah becomes inapplicable.
m1LPO TIL: Owls ears are vertically asymmetric, giving them "stereo" hearing vertically as well as horizontally.
xVxek TIL there is a "Christmas Tree" (actually a large bush) located in the median of I-17 in Arizona, which has been decorated every year for over 30 years by an unknown group of persons
5YWWk TIL the ‘infinity symbol’ is called a Lemniscate.
XEZrD TIL of George R. Price, a population geneticist known for developing the most widely accepted mathematical interpretation of altruism. After realizing his equation implied that altruistic behavior serves an innate selfish purpose, Price became increasingly depressed and eventually committed suicide.