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TIL Georgian has a vigesimal (20-based) number system

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XEZnQ TIL there's only one known person in the world who can draw perfect mathematical fractals, a skill he acquired after being attacked by muggers who kicked him in the head repeatedly.
v67B TIL a man rode a jetski over the brink of the Niagra Falls to promote awareness for the homeless. His parachute did not open and he ended up promoting better parachutes. He plunged to his death and his body was never recovered. An Egyptian tourist captured a amazing image.
a87Go TIL a castle built over 800 years ago was briefly occupied by medieval crusaders. A latrine containing 30 years worth of castle excrement revealed that the folks there were malnourished & infested with worms. The worms associated with eating unwashed vegetables fertilized with human feces
ep6lb TIL that the informal foot paths people create are called "desire paths". In Finland, planners wait until first snowfall and then plan their paved paths around where people's tracks appear.
wLL77 It’s never as smelly as you think it is