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TIL Christopher Havens, a convicted murderer solves ancient math problem in prison. Taught himself higher math and solved the age-old math puzzle of number theory involving so-called continued fractions over which Euclid has already racked his brains. He then published the journal in January 2020.

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grxN7 TIL that in 2021, an organization called The Tip Project attempted to introduce American practices of gratuity into Japanese culture. The plan was met with severe backlash from locals who deemed the practice "un-Japanese", and the project was abandoned in early 2023.
jZQ TIL that Ewan McGregor has a feud with Sir Sean Connery. Because of Connery telling Scots how to vote while living as a tax exile in the Bahamas.
6EG5J TIL that lottery winner Jack Whittaker was once robbed of $545,000 in cash. When asked why he would carry around that much money, he responded with “because I can”. He was later robbed for $200,000 cash.
78wL TIL Moscow has more Billionaires than any other city in the world, beating out New York City and London
Wk1gA TIL of the Disappearance of West Point Cadet Richard Calvin Cox, who signed out to have dinner with an acquaintance on January 14, 1950, and was never seen again. He remains the only West Point Cadet to have disappeared without a trace.