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TIL that 355/113 (an extremely close approximation of PI) has a name, "Milü".

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BrpZK TIL A farmer once sued his neighbor for shooting and killing his dog for 150 dollars in damages. The Lawyer George Graham Vest took the case and in his closing argument gave a eulogy of sorts known as Vest "Eulogy on the Dog" which is memorable to this day.
ANGx TIL that female ducks have evolved a complex vagina with several dead-end pockets and tunnels in order to confuse unwanted mates and prevent fertilisation from the wrong male
R50oj TIL the Pyramid Texts are the oldest Ancient Egyptian religious texts, written in Old Egyptian and carved onto the subterranean walls of pyramids at Saqqara. The oldest texts have been dated to c. 2400-2300 BC.
9YkO7 TIL that when Yuri Gagarin was on the bus to the launch pad, he asked the driver to stop so he could pee. It is now tradition for all astronauts leaving from Russia to unzip their suits and pee on the rear right tire of their bus.
Rwnj TIL that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (worth approx. $850b) excludes Wal-Mart from its investment portfolio because of serious or systematic human rights violations.