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TIL that Futurama writer Ken Keeler wrote and proved a completely new mathematical theorem just for a single episode, called the Futurama Theorem. It is the first known theorem to be created for the sole purpose of entertainment in a TV show.

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6pWl TIL In c. 552 two Christian monks, after learning Chinese silkworm cultivation, smuggled silkworm eggs on behalf of Byzantine emperor Justinian, resulting in the Empire’s monopoly over the European silk market and forming the foundations of its economy for the next 650 years (until its demise).
R5NEl TIL that actor John Schuck was the first actor to utter to work 'fuck' in a major American studio production in the movie 'MAS*H'. 1970
njvG TIL that Justin Bieber has more followers on twitter than Canada has people (35,079,529) vs (35,002,400)
J1BPQ TIL that the ancient city of Troy was believed to be purely mythological until its ruins were discovered in the 19th century
MejW0 TIL Paul McCartney wrote the Beatles song “Got To Get You Into My Life” about weed.