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TIL the first computer mouse was made of wood

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OGkee TIL that of the three astronauts on Apollo 13, one was the first death among people who flew to the Moon, and the other two are still alive (as of 18 July 2024)
Eg4Zx TIL there are so many Thai restaurants in the USA because the Thai government paid for them.
oLZE TIL of the battle of Cerami; “The Norman Thermopylae”, where 300 Normans defeated 50.000 troops of the Emirate of Sicily
rNna0 TIL the interesting number paradox, which suggests that if we classify natural numbers as "interesting" or "uninteresting," a contradiction arises: the smallest uninteresting number becomes interesting simply by being the smallest in its set. This implies that every natural number is interesting.
90rr TIL A Harvard study showed that 70% of domestic violence cases were women abusing men.