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

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jGgv TIL the lifespan of the largest brain corals is 900 years
KpWB TIL that Russia has a monument to laboratory mice, to celebrate their contribution to science
YpmZr TIL Sigmund Freud wrote that there are only seven jokes or wit that have ever been written: Absurdity, allusion, comparison, exaggeration, faulty thinking, word-play and reproach
kJgkB TIL before the battle of Marathon, Athenians vowed to sacrifice a goat for every Persian slain. After recording 6,400 enemy deaths, they couldn’t offer so many at once, so they sacrificed 500 goats annually to Artemis Agrotera until the vow was fulfilled.
ELWo TIL people sneeze differently around the world. In English we say “Achoo!”, Russians say “Apchkhi!”, the Polish say “A-Psik!”, and the Japanese say “Hakushon!”.