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TIL Argentina forbade teacing Venn Diagrams in schools as the concepts of intersection and collaboration were considered subversive

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0yJN TIL George Washington died when his doctors tried to cure his epiglottitis (i.e. inflamed throat) with blood letting. He lost more than half his blood before they stopped the treatment, and died just hours later.
pYeBG TIL Teflon’s first use was in the Manhattan project.
x8wD TIL that an Icelandic MP arranged for the relocation of a 30-ton boulder, which he believes is home to three generations of elves that saved his life in a serious car accident with that rock.
P09V TIL After reviving Disney’s animation studios with The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The Lion King, Jeffrey Katzenberg asked for a promotion and was promptly fired. He swore revenge and founded Dreamworks . Within 10 years, Dreamworks’ Shrek 2 became the third highest grossing movie of all time.
p8jVe TIL The longest pro baseball game ever was a AAA game that took 33 innings, took 8 1/2 hours to complete, had future Hall of Famers Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. playing, set 12 records, and had the final inning resumed months later to much fanfare only to end after 18 minutes.