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TIL that echidnas lay eggs. They’re genetically close to platypus.

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ANYDw TIL almost all ABBA songs were written exclusively by Björn and Benny and their manager Stig, with only one being credited to Agnetha or Frida.
W774X TIL A “Keynesian beauty contest” describes why certain commodities are traded not for what they are intrinsically worth, but what others believe they are worth, creating an iteration of valuation belief — like a beauty contest where the judge chooses a winner by guessing the audience’s choice.
WD68 TIL In 1964, the inventor Karl Kroyer once filled a sunken ship with 27 million plastic balls to make it lighter and easy to remove. He then tried to patent the idea but failed as examiner found the same method used by Donald duck in a comic book in 1949, 15 years before.
91dD TIL The term “Fragging” used in video games originated during the Vietnam War, and was the act of throwing a live grenade in your commanding officers tent while he slept… with over 900 cases towards the end of the war.
7Xgb TIL Actors are referred as Thespians out of respect for Thespis, the first known actor in written plays.