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Today I Learned a Futurama writer with a PhD in applied math created a mathematical theorem just for the purpose of using it in a Futurama episode to expose young people to higher level math.

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b6R79 TIL Mariah Carey’s ex-husband Tommy Mottola orchestrated Jennifer Lopez’s career to sabotage Mariah’s, including stealing a “Firecracker” sample Mariah had used for “Loverboy” and gave it to JLo for “I’m Real”, hence why Mariah doesn't know JLo.
gM078 TIL the thousands of monkeys in the Lopburi province of Thailand are split in two gangs: temple and city monkeys. The monkeys rely on tourists for food but due to the lack of tourism, the monkeys are starving and have taken to waging large scale 'gang wars' over as little as a single banana.
J1aQl TIL: Shia LeBeouf blatantly plagiarized an authors work, never credited him, and never apologized, for his short film HowardCantour.com
EgVyo TIL of Mrs. Orcutt's Driveway, a 4.1 mile long access road that an elderly widow successfully petitioned the U.S. federal government to build for her when her isolated desert home was essentially cut off by the construction of Interstate 40 and the bypassing of the old Route 66.
d8apE TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.