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gvl7 TIL that a woman let an elderly woman go ahead of her in line at Publix. Both women purchased quick pick powerball tickets. The elderly woman won the $590,000,000 jackpot.
6VL8 TIL William Shatner said that Reddit was the first “mainstream site” that allows “racists and other hate mongers to group, congregate, incite and spread their hatred”.
OomjY TIL: Iraq used to be the center of the world for knowledge in the Middle Ages. Scholars from all backgrounds came together to translate Greek works into languages such as Latin, Arabic, and Persian. Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, and Medicine were some of the fields that were refined.
0x45 TIL that the current CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, is the woman who rented her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 when they were creating Google.
mxVZo TIL: A greek philosopher called Chrysippus died of laughter due to watching his donkey drink wine and eat figs