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TIL that in the 90s Alaskan Iñupiat schoolchildren in Kaktovik created a series of numerical digits to represent their base-20 numeral system to remedy the inadequacy of using Arabic numerals for the purpose.

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GEK7 TIL the record for the highest attendance at any NFL game was not a SuperBowl or even in America, rather, it was a match between the Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys with 112,376 in attendance at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico city
WkVDB TIL A pigeon received the Croix de Guerre medal for distinguished bravery in WW1. After being shot down and suffering multiple wounds she carried on, and saved the lives of 194 men.
Meyo0 TIL: An infidelity study conducted between 2010-2016 determined women only cheat more than men at age 18-29. The biggest cheating age is 60-69. Blacks had a 22% rate, Hispanics were at 13% with Whites in between. It was determined having both parents reduced the chances of infidelity.
9wbJX TIL that the pomelo, the largest citrus fruit, is an ancestor of several cultivated citrus species, including the bitter orange and the grapefruit.
jNVZE TIL that in 1946, a trapped moth caused a malfunction in the early computer which resulted in the term 'bug' to be coined for all software errors.