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

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yDre TIL: The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad was known as the “Little Giant"since the tonnage that it moved was out of proportion to its route mileage. It operated around one tenth of one percent of the nation’s railroad miles, it hauled around one percent of its tonnage.
loBM1 TIL of the Halfway to Hell Club, a exclusive club reserved only for workers who built the Golden Gate Bridge who fell off the bridge and was saved by the nets spread under it.
1aevX TIL an Australian news anchor wore the same suit every day for a year and no one noticed
vLx4 TIL that in 1859, English settler Thomas Austin released only 24 rabbits onto his property in Australia, stating “The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting.” By the 1920’s the population reached 10 billion.
moAy TIL The term “Mr. President” has been used since George Washington took office. He preferred that over the more majestic titles proposed by the senate.