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TIL that the term "spontaneous order" is used to describe the spontaneous emergence of order out of chaos in various contexts, such as in the formation of language.

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kOY9W TIL that wasabi was originally paired with sushi not because of flavor, but because of its antibacterial and anti-parasitic properties.
6Egal TIL the battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz sank three times. The third time was because the guy in charge wasn't there when it was raised, so he made them re-sink it so he could get the photo-op.
GAZ4g TIL the camera used on the original Apollo moon landing missions didn't have a viewfinder
DYPj TIL The platypus was once considered to be a myth like Bigfoot or The Yeti
JYNJB TIL that in 1969, Woodstock ran out of food after its first day and relied upon donations from the largely conservative residents of Sullivan County, New York to feed 400,000 hungry hippies