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TIL Napoleon Bonaparte has a geometric theorem named for him

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dDDrr Today I learned there is a confucian war against scientists in China, where the confucians won't allow their human cloning attempts, while groups of neo-taoist and neo-confucians state that there are aspects of tao and confucian that are accomplished via cloning
KYLD4 TIL the k in knight used to be pronounced. Same with the g.
0l7j TIL that the monkey noise used in many jungle movies is actually made by the kookaburra, an Australian bird
5Yy99 TIL about the Tanuki, a Japanese folklore creature that is referred to as the Raccoon Dog. Its most distinguishing characteristic is their large, magical pair of testicles that it used as a hat, umbrella, boat or drum. They are known as tricksters or bringers of good luck.
D16Qp TIL that in 1995 a Norwegian scientific rocket-launch caused Russia to panic believing it was a US nuclear attack with the 'nuclear briefcase' being delivered to Boris Yeltsin