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TIL that the infinity sign is also called the “lemniscate”

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X0BWQ TIL about James McGuire VC, an Irishman who received the Victoria Cross (the highest British award) for his "coolness and personal daring" when he risked his life by throwing burning boxes of ammunition into nearby water. He later forfeited the award when he was convicted of stealing a cow.
8eQx4 TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit
QNbNE TIL a woman committed suicide with a chainsaw by building an elaborate device with pulleys and guide rails and activated by a switch they found in her hand. It's also not the first chainsaw suicide.
g8My TIL Marvel created a new superhero called “Blue Ear” to encourage a young boy with a hearing impairment to wear his hearing aid.
1ad4P TIL of the Movement for the Independence of Sicily, a Sicilian political party thats goal was the annexation of Sicily into the United States. Its best electoral result was in 1947, when it won 8.8% of the votes in the Sicilian regional election and had nine regional deputies elected.