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TIL “eye of newt” in Macbeth is just a term for mustard seed

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ANNrx TIL The Spotted Lanternfly causes $550 million in yearly damages to the state of Pennsylvania
xeK5 TIL that after losing the ability to walk from Parkinsons you can still ride a bicycle perfectly. [video + article]
ZpbyB TIL they use tiny remote-controlled robot jockeys for camel racing (so they don’t have to use children)
rNMlo TIL that modern bayonet fighting is a direct descendant of Medieval longsword fighting
MeGZm TIL The first recognized example of a game machine was unveiled by Dr. Edward Uhler Condon at the New York World’s Fair in 1940. The game,based on the ancient mathematical game of Nim, was played by about 50,000 people during the six months it was on display and the computer winning 90% of the games