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TIL that any point that can be constructed using compass and straightedge, can also be constructed using compass alone 🤯

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DG6D TIL when a prisoner is sentenced to be caned in Singapore, they aren’t told in advance when the sentence will be carried out, they need medical officials to certify they’re physically fit, and they are stripped naked and caned by trained officers who swing the 1.27cm thick cane at speeds up 160kph.
W7kp4 TIL one of the biggest naval evacuations in history happened on 9/11, even bigger than Dunkirk.
VB75G TIL: The oldest grocery store in the Americas is in Quebec City
R5MA4 TIL: Bees can turn any worker bee egg into a new queen by feeding it a special diet. If the current queen dies or isn’t doing her job the hive can literally just make a new queen to replace her.
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