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TIL that trigonometry was invented by a Muslim scientist so that he could find the direction of Mecca from any point on the planet.

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BrYeK TIL that in a "computational data-centric analysis" of the most significant figures in history "adjusted for recency bias", Ronald Reagan was ranked 32nd, above Paul the Apostle, Genghis Khan, Thomas Edison, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Freud, Mahatma Gandhi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Galileo, and Buddha
8aDjP TIL the FBI has a very specific definition for 'serial killer': someone who has intentionally killed at least 3 people, but not all at once. There must be so-called ‘cooling off’ periods between each murder.
woYKE TIL That 68% of world's population (especially Asia & Africa) is lactose intolerant, which makes them incapable of digesting milk and its products
ev7g TIL earthquake activity in Oklahoma increased from 2 a year to twice-daily over five years and scientists believe it’s because of human activity
5eDp TIL the first scientists to produce insulin for Type I diabetes treatment made their patent available without royalties, permitting the rapid, worldwide spread of insulin therapy.