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TIL the boom in mathematics during the 17th and 18th centuries in the Western world is correlated with the development of artillery and the increasing need for military professionals, especially artillerists, to be skilled in mathematics

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QJMlp TIL of the “Coffin Torpedo”—a small shotgun secured inside the lid of a coffin to “prevent the unauthorized resurrection of the dead.” The shotgun fired lead balls at whoever pried the lid open and were used as an experimental deterrent to the rising tide of body snatchers in the late 1800s.
5YN6B TIL Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the Final Fantasy VII Remake videogame, didn't know he was the game's director until he read the credits for the first time.
6oQl TIL: That up until the early ‘90’s, Appliances sold in Britain were NOT required to have a plug on them. If you purchased a toaster, you were expected to buy a plug and wire it in.
mxDDO TIL that Alexander Hamilton founded the New York Post
dDmOZ TIL how human started to celebrate New Year. The earliest recorded festivities date back 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. Later Caesar instituted January 1st as the first day of the year to honor Janus, the Roman god of beginnings.