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TIL Mozambique is named after a person: Mossa Al Bique (an Arab trader)

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epnrn TIL about the Antikythera Mechanism which is widely considered to be the first analogue computer created by the ancient Greeks. The mechanism had about 30 precision gears which makes it the earliest discover of gears in Europe, and could track celestial body movements, eclipses, and sporting events.
e076D TIL that a high school in Baltimore has implemented mindfulness in their school and they have seen a dramatic decrease in suspensions and fights and an increase in attendance and GPA by replacing things like detention with a Mindful Moment Room.
9wODG TIL Wayne Brady wrote a spoken word called: “A Piece by the Angriest Black Man in America (or, How I Learned to Forgive Myself for Being a Black Man in America)”
yVLNV TIL when a Oecobius civitas spider enters the home/territory of another spider of the same species, the residing spider leaves to find another home, allowing the squatter to take over.
WBxB TIL Texas spiny lizards have pushup contests for territory