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Today I learned about Geek Code, a compact language of numbers and symbols used by self-described "Geeks" to inform other geeks about all aspects of their personality, appearance, interests, skills, and opinions.

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M7Qr7 TIL that "ꙮ" is a letter. It's called Multiocular O
ak7Z TIL that pioneer of astrogeology and founder of planetary science, Eugene Shoemaker, was a candidate for an Apollo moon mission but ruled out due to illness. After his death in 1997, he became the first person laid to rest on another celestial body, and the only human buried on the moon.
4XXjo At the center of the case was a beautiful young woman named Grace Marks. But was she really responsible for the crime?
X0v16 TIL that an A&W restaurant in Lansing Michigan is credited with inventing the bacon cheeseburger, some say due to customers constantly requesting it.
b9KW4 TIL Only 2% of NCAA athletes move on to the professional level.