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TIL That some people with schizophrenia have a type of disordered speech that makes them sound like Dr Seuss. It’s called ‘Clanging’

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4XXE6 TIL that in 1980, Ronald Graham offered a prize of $100 for anyone who could solve his "Boolean Pythagorean Triples Problem." Last year, three computer scientists solved the puzzle, using a supercomputer over the course of 2 days, and came out with a proof that takes up 200TB of storage space.
yVGmv TIL the critically panned Batman and Robin film was going to have a sequel called Batman Unchained and were planning on bringing Madonna or Courtney Love as Harley Quinn in her live-action debut.
eEQ5 TIL mixed nude bathing was the norm before Christians pressured it to be illegal in the 19th century.
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grvB9 TIL ants that farm aphids influence the aphids’ genes in a similar way that we do with cows. Aphid-farming ants prefer and select for red/green polymorphism.