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TIL binary was inspired by ancient Chinese philosophy, the I-Ching. The same text that provoked Confucius gave Leibniz the insight to develop binary encoding. 64 bits also encapsulates DNA encoding.

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b6JLa TIL that bakery bags and envelopes with a window do not need to be seperated before throwing them into the recycling bin.
ywRl TIL of Ken Allen, an orangutan who became famous for escaping from his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo 3 times in the 1980’s. He would peacefully stroll around the zoo looking at other animals and never acted aggressively. Other animals even followed his lead and began escaping, too.
kOPrg TIL that King George V of England was euthanized by his physicians with consecutive lethal injections of morphine and cocaine. This was done without his knowledge or consent.
LQOoP TIL Many western scholars were fond of the Khmer Rouge and some denied or still deny the atrocities committed by them
e0YLE TIL about "Folie à deux" aka Shared Delusional Disorder, which is a mental disorder where a delusional inducer influences secondary individuals into believing the delusion. It occurs most commonly between two people, but can occur between many people ("folie à plusieurs").