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TIL that pi can be (roughly) calculated by throwing hot dogs.

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7rdMx TIL that the song ‘Surfin Bird’ by The Trashmen is actually a mash up of two songs by doo-wop group The Rivingtons; ‘The Bird’s the Word’ and ‘Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow’. The Rivingtons were not originally credited on ‘Surfin Bird’.
GQ1j TIL that if economic losses reported by the media industry due to piracy are true, it would equal the entire American corn crop, fruit crop, wheat, cotton, tobacco, rice, and sorghum crops. Combined.
8a5G4 TIL Enlightenment skeptic philosopher David Hume's deathbed became a matter of public interest - to see if he was afraid or would recant. Multiple accounts confirm he was cheerful and did not recant.
MeYKa TIL The Autobahn in Germany isn't just one special road, it refers to ALL major highways in Germany. All highways in Germany have sections without a speed limit!
JQZ4 TIL that Serbs were the victims of one of the biggest genocides carried out in WWII, Croation fascists killing up to 500 thousand Serbs, or close to 20% of the Serb population at the time.