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TIL that Leibniz didn’t ‘steal’ calculus from Newton, he discovered it independently and invented a better format for it that we still use today

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5VKlk TIL Croagh Patrick, a mountain in Co. Mayo is one of Ireland’s most significant pilgrimage sites, where over 100,000 people climb the mountain annually, particularly on Reek Sunday, the last Sunday in July. The Archbishop of Tuam leads the climb each year.
kOKjm TIL That Jane Snowball, a 72 year old British grandmother became the first online shopper in the world in 1982 by using her television to order groceries from her local supermarket.
X0Mjk TIL Woodpeckers have two toes facing forward and two toes facing backward to help them cling to trees. They’re called zygodactile feet.
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BrWVd TIL that Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen from his Swiss grave in 1978, two months after he was buried. The bandits planned to hold the Chaplin family to ransom for its return, but the police tracked them down and ultimately recovered the body.