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TIL that the Chinese government deploys anti-self-immolator firefighters at Tiananmen Square.

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PYGle TIL every 13 years, the NHL removes the names of 13 teams engraved on the Stanely Cup to make room for more teams.
QNxdE TIL binary was inspired by ancient Chinese philosophy, the I-Ching. The same text that provoked Confucius gave Leibniz the insight to develop binary encoding. 64 bits also encapsulates DNA encoding.
KYyoE TIL that several Congressional investigations have found no evidence to believe that any American prisoners were held in southeast Asia after the end of the Vietnam war
66nW TIL that bared breasts were a sign of mourning in ancient Egypt and Greece.
gk4b TIL In Ancient Sparta boys were punished for not answering questions Briefly and Wittily enough