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TIL 2024 is a Tetrahedral (or Triangular Pyramidal) Number

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D1LJj TIL that kangaroo’s don’t have an external pouch for their babies but a gaping hole in their flesh.
1ag9P TIL Clyde Frog was a real TV show character in the 1970s, and not just one of Eric Cartman's stuffed animals.
GYA8J TIL that during the Victorian Era, “female hysteria” was a catchall term for many feelings of malaise, including when a woman was horny. Doctors “treated” the ailment by masturbating the women until they reached “hysterical paroxysm”, or as we call it today, an orgasm. [NSFW]
nWXMo TIL the CIA accidentally left explosives in the engine of a school bus. The bus was in operation for two days, carrying kids, before the explosives were discovered by mechanics
ANQAn TIL Due to the occupation of Portugal by Napoleonic forces, the Portuguese ruling class fled to Brazil with Rio de Janeiro functioning as the capital of the Portuguese Empire. The move allowed unprecedented growth and development to the city, and helped lay the foundation of Brazilian independence.