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TIL that a mongrel Lampo hitch-hiked trains and was taking longer and longer train trips from which he always returned.

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6959m TIL the first computers were humans, most of whom were women. A person performing mathematical calculations, before the widespread use electronic computers, was ascribed the term computer. From 1865 onwards, women composed a considerable proportion of these human computers, playing a pivotal role.
LQ1PZ TIL that Iran offers the most government mandated time off with a total of 53 days
PYjkw TIL that since the beginning of history the economy has been increasing on a trend that (theoretically) leads to infinity sometime in 2047
v1nDK TIL Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, is the only surviving bassoon concerto of the five concertos that he wrote for it. The bassoon was already a well-established solo instrument in the Baroque period, having inspired Antonio Vivaldi to write 39 concertos for bassoon
rNNld TIL World's Oldest University Nalanda which was destructed by Islamic Invaders 800 years ago, being built again in India.