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TIL that Diogenes "the Cynic" of Sinope, a controversial Greek philosopher, responded to Zeno's paradoxes on the impossibility of physical motion by getting up and walking away.

awk60 TIL that Oscar Romero, the Bishop of El Salvador, spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations, and torture in his country. He was murdered by unidentified gunmen while celebrating Mass. He was later declared a saint by Pope Francis.
neYQP TIL that a self proclaimed "Grammar Vigilante" has been correcting grammatically incorrect store signs in Bristol at night since 2003. He uses an 8 foot long apparatus called the "Apostrophiser" to correct signs such as "Amy's Nail's" and "Cambridge Motor's"
dZdd TIL a 16th century serial killer murdered 964 individuals. This including 6 of his newborn babies, birthed from a sex slave he held captive 7 years, before she convinced him to let her go to town where she betrayed him by dropping peas for the town’s men to follow and capture him.
1a4bW TIL that former US Presidents can be elected again if they were only elected for 1 term. Jimmy Carter is the only living, former US President that could technically be President again.
LkKZm TIL that a newborn is triggered into its first breathe by contractions that reducing oxygen flow through the umbilical, which increases carbon dioxide. The increase of carbon dioxide causes acidosis which triggers the respiratory center of the brain, causing the baby to start using it's lungs.