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TIL that part of the as of yet unsolved Superpermutation problem was solved by someone who wanted to find the fastest way to watch the first season of the Anime "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" in every possible order

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GgBQ TIL Chlorine trifluoride is a substance so flammable that an accident resulted in 900 kg burning straight through a foot of concrete and three feet of gravel. Cloth, wood, water, sand, and asbestos all make it burst into flames. The only way to stop it is to wait for it to burn itself out.
9RnG TIL the world’s smallest, fully functioning gun can fit in the palm of your hand.
a5Jo TIL that in 2007 Paul Boyd, an animator for cartoon series Ed Edd ‘n’ Eddy, was shot dead in public by police after suffering a breakdown from his bipolar disorder
4lON TIL that the Schizophrenic artist Bryan Charnley painted self-portraits for years representing his descent into madness, until his suicide in 1991
LLNm TIL that the terms Idiot, Imbecile and Moron are all medical definitions for people with certain IQ ranges. Idiot ranges from 0-20, Imbecile 21-50 and Moron 51-70.