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TIL after Bill Benter read a paper that argued the variables involved in a racehorse's success were quantifiable with probability, he taught himself statistics & how to code software to do so. He developed an algorithm that won him nearly $1B, making him the most successful horse racing gambler ever

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mxQey TIL that Luicius Tarquinius Collatinus, who led the overthrow of the Roman monarchy and made Rome into a republic, was still called upon to resign his consulship by the people because he shared the name Tarquinius with the overthrown king.
m1EDM TIL: Moving Earth is an acknowledged astro engineering concept which moves the Earth away from the Sun to counter rising temperatures. Plausible methods involves using asteroids. However risks include losing the Moon, disrupting seasons, and having the asteroid hit and wipe out all life.
Vmg8 TIL that blue eyes are blue because of their physical structure, not because of pigmentation
R79pa TIL The American boardgame "Chutes and Ladders" is a bastardization of an ancient Indian game called Moksha Patam. The game's original theming represented the Hindu soul's arduous path to liberation from the cycle of reincarnation and has been played by the same ruleset for nearly 2,000 years.
16Xnd TIL the Black Eyed Peas started out as a WAY cooler band…until industry execs ruined it