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TIL that in 2014 a potential new state of matter called “disordered hyperuniformity” was discovered in the eye of a chicken.

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eO4n TIL that in Denmark, some teachers use Swedish names for numbers when introducing children to mathematics, because of the irregular structure of the Danish number system. For example, the Danish “71” is structured as “1 plus 3½ times 20”.
d8AbZ TIL of the International Hair Freezing Contest, a sculpted hair competition held at a resort in the Takhini Hot Springs, Canada. The annual competition involves participants sitting in a hot spring and sculpting their wet hair in cold temperatures. The first place prize is $700 dollars.
E1RAP TIL that Ultrasuede (a form of synthetic suede) is partly made from molasses
Wwa8 TIL: “Government once even claimed that Hooters discriminates against men because it hires big-breasted female waiters. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission only dropped its complaint after Hooters ran a commercial showing a hairy male server wearing Hooters’ skimpy uniform.”
a8BkJ TIL although the birth name of the villain in "Halloween" (1978) is Michael Myers, his official “killer” name is "The Shape" in both the Halloween script and the movie credits. The name was borrowed from the Salem Witch Trial judges who referred to spirits who harm others "shapes."