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TIL learned that Lord Byron's daughter Ada was the first true computer programmer.

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6EL1Z TIL camels can close their nostrils to keep sand out
rxre TIL in order to reduce the number of squirrelpox-carrying gray squirrels, Prince Charles has backed a plan to feed the squirrels oral contraceptives hidden in Nutella.
9Y4lX TIL- A retired man from Kansas robbed a bank in 2017 but stuck around until the police showed up. He left a note to his wife saying he'd rather be in jail that at home with her. He was sentenced to house arrest.
wL9p7 TIL that 31% of India's population is vegetarian, by far the highest rate in the world. India has more vegetarians than the rest of the world put together.
W7xm9 TIL about The Stroop effect, our tendency to experience difficulty naming a physical color when it is used to spell the name of a different color.