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TIL that we measure angles out of 360 degrees because the Sumerians divided the circular path of the sun in the sky into 360 degrees to track the sun's daily position, it took about 360 days for the sun to complete a full circuit across the sky. This all happened approximately 2400 BC.

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VM8WB TIL that a Brownie or Broonie (Scots), also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks.
Px1O TIL Jamie Hyneman, co-host of Mythbusters, has a degree in Russian Linguistics
1aO5W TIL about Carl Schurz, at first a soldier in the German revolution of '48, who busted out his friend from a prison in Berlin, fled on a boat to Edinburg, emigrated to the US, became a Union General in the Civil War, then US Senator, and later secretary of the interior. Mark Twain wrote his obituary.
x6AB7 TIL bees are the only known species other than humans that can tell the difference between odd and even numbers.
PYo6g TIL Dark chocolate contains more iron per ounce than beef sirloin.