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TIL that working out the area of the largest sofa that can be moved around an L shaped hallway still remains mathematically unsolved.

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5V5vB TIL Snorlax's appearance and gluttony were directly inspired by game freak designer Kōji Nishino. Snorlax's Japanese name, カビゴン (Kabigon), is based on Nishino's nickname, and is derived from 黴 kabi (mold), as Nishino had a habit of eating moldy food
daxK TIL that lionfish are a prolific invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and sharks typically don’t recognize them as prey. In an effort to control the lionfish population, a group of conservationists attempted to train reef sharks to prey on them.
YpBo7 TIL Ramon Artagaveytia was one of the 65 passengers who survived the sinking of the ship America in 1871. The mental trauma gave him nightmares for the rest of his life and kept him off of ships until April 10, 1912, when he decided to visit the US and boarded the Titanic. His body was never found.
8aNw8 TIL about Bayard Rustin, an openly gay black man who advised Martin Luther King Jr. on the principles of nonviolence, was a major civil rights leader, and was the main organizer of the March On Washington. He has been largely forgotten (especially relative to other activists) due to his sexuality.
R78XQ TIL of Eyam. A small Northern English village of 350 persons who in 1665 when the plague arrived chose to isolate themselves rather than let the infection spread. 83 survived but their decision stopped further infection in the region.