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TIL that the quadratic formula was discovered in India by the mathematician Brahmagupta.

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KOyJ9 TIL in 1983, 50 corporations controlled 90% of the American media, including magazines, books, music, news feeds, newspapers, movies, radio and television. By 1992 that number had dropped by half. By 2000, six corporations had ownership of most media, and today five dominate the industry.
MeNMV TIL Jeff Goldblum can play piano and has a prolific jazz career
wLBXW TIL The Irish word for spam email is turscar. Originally, the word was used to refer to dead seaweed that was washed up on the tide.
dDW87 TIL stress is the #5 killer of Americans… but only if they believe stress is bad
JNpv TIL Snoop Dogg is one of the voice options for TomTom GPS devices