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TIL Parts of Canada are missing some gravity.

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LQG0p TIL James Garfield is the only president of the United States to have made an original contribution to the field of mathematics. His proof of the Pythagorean theorem was published in the New England Journal of Education in 1876.
7jLL TIL 3 of the first 5 US presidents died on July 4th.
9w0EX TIL That if a director is unsatisfied with the way a movie turned out he can request that the name Alan Smithee be used to credit the work.
7D1Z TIL The Greater Spotted Cuckoo is parasitic and lays its eggs in other bird’s nests. It later pays “mafia visits” to make sure the eggs are cared for properly. If not, it attacks the surrogate mother’s chicks and eggs, even breaking her legs.
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