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

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VBpRZ Today I learned the person that attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975 is not only still alive, but has been out of prison for 16 years.
Jbgj TIL There is a plant that mimics the anus of a dead animal, in order to attract flies for pollination.
OYYX TIL that the world’s first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India form 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
78xDM TIL that the ploughman’s lunch, although being a staple diet of British labourers since antiquity, only got its name in the 1950s as part of a marketing campaign to sell more cheese.
wLgR8 TIL the colour of the shirt worn by Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory represents his mood in the scene: Green is courage, yellow is fear, blue is hope and red is anger.