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

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R7dL8 TIL Warner Music once sued a guy from YouTube, who was defending the company's music made by Katy Perry(dark horse) against a copyright lawsuit, for playing the song on YouTube without a proper copyright. Only to find out the song he played was not Katy perry's, rather the claimant's.
n57r TIL of companies that are mounting laser beams on top of buildings to deliver financial trading data tiny bits faster than fiber optic. This allows high speed stock trading algorithms to capitalize on info known before anyone else.
RG9Q TIL that the last words of 100 years old legendary comedian, Bob Hope, were “Surprise me” when his wife asked him where he would like to be buried.
e0wK5 TIL Movies have their own style of grocery bags that are silent for better sound recording.
Y7Pox TIL that Dragonflies have six legs, but cannot walk. They instead use their legs to hold prey.