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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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VM7bp TIL I learned about the Delft Thunderclap, an explosion in Delft, Netherlands where a gunpowder store exploded, destroying much of the city and killed Rembrandt's most promising student, Carel Fabritius and destroyed almost all of his works.
lJnA TIL A cult leader once gave 600 acres of land to God but the State of Pennsylvania took possession and sold it because the Almighty didn’t pay His taxes.
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