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TIL of “Benny’s Rules”, a complex, incorrect “mathematics” a student came up with that enabled him to pass math tests for years

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M7b9b TIL that a pipe is supplying water to China’s tallest waterfall, the Yuntai Waterfall. The fall are also one of the country’s most popular natural attractions.
rN9KW TIL that contrary to popular belief, for domestic itineraries, U.S. airlines are not required to compensate passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled.
1aRY4 TIL The flag of Bikini Atoll closely resembles the USA. It is a symbolic reminder of islanders' belief that a debt is owed by USA to their people, because the US government detonated the Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb on the island in 1954.
R7vZj TIL that a loofah sponge is actually a type of cucumber and not from the ocean.
Ool61 TIL U.S. President Herbert Hoover, as an undergraduate student, organized the first ever 'Big Game' football pairing between UC Berkeley and Stanford in 1892. It is now one of the oldest college rivalries in the United States.