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TIL NASA calculated that you only need 40 digits of Pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe, to the accuracy of 1 hydrogen atom

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nWj1G TIL sheep, goats, llamas, and donkeys graze the O’Hare Airport property each season
Roj9 TIL you can buy biodegradable urns that will turn you into a tree when you die
LkBMd TIL Mel Blanc, The voice of Bugs Bunny was put in a coma after a serious car accident. After unsuccessful attempts to bring him out the doctor asked “Bugs, can you hear me?”. Mel responded in the voice of Bug Bunny “What’s up doc?”. The doctors used this to lead him out of coma.
xVR0b TIL Gladiatrix are the female equivalent of the gladiator of ancient Rome and they were almost certainly considered an exotic rarity by their audiences.
mQEE TIL that during the 16th century Martin Guerre, a French peasant, disappeared and a man claiming to be him “reappeared”. He lived with Guerre’s wife and son for three years ‘til he was discovered to be a man named Arnaud du Tilh, tried and executed. The real Guerre had returned during the trial.