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TIL about the Mandlebrot set and how fractals are created.

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nkZP TIL the US House of Representatives was banned from editing Wikipedia after staff were caught making “persistent disruptive edits”, including naming former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld as an alien wizard who eats Mexican babies.
rNJPM TIL about tulou, giant walled villages built by the Hakka ethnic group of China. Tulou could fit up to 800 people inside them with farms, houses and even markets. They were designed by the Hakka for protection from attacks by the Cantonese ethnic group the Punti in one of the many wars they fought.
XKZR TIL that there is a a font that makes reading text easier for people with dyslexia
RbP1 TIL Potala palace in Tibet has been the official residence of the Dalai Lama’s since the 7th century until 1959. The palace is the highest in the world and visitors are asked to acclimatize themselves before entering, as they are not allowed to take oxygen supplies into the palace for fear of fire.
R7V66 TIL Little Richard denied near-death rumors in 2017 and asserted ‘I’m Still Singing’. He has kept largely away from the spotlight, reportedly living in a penthouse suite at the Hilton in downtown Nashville after hip surgery