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TIL that Eratosthenes, the man who calculated the circumference of the Earth, also calculated various dates of the Trojan war.

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VBnxQ TIL that Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the Unites States during World War 2, was paralyzed from the waist down. He mostly used a wheelchair for mobility, and during public appearances he would use heavy leg braces in order to be seen standing. He suffered from a 'paralytic illness'.
nWojr TIL the village of Monowi in Nebraska has a population of one. 88yo Elsie Eiler is the sole resident, serving as (self-elected) mayor, tavern owner, treasurer, clerk, secretary and librarian. The 2020 census recorded the population as 2, but this was due to a voter privacy measure.
WkwMd TIL Charlie Soong sent his three daughters to study in America because China was unsafe. One daughter married China's richest man, the other married China's first president and became Honorary President herself. The youngest was also China's First Lady but later moved to Taiwan and lived to 106
OrXR TIL scientists have forced naked mole rats to live in concentrated areas of radiation and injected with carcinogens, but they have never developed cancer. They tolerate acid, live 6 times longer than other rodents, they survive long periods of oxygen deprivation and can live in heavy polluted areas.
dPxr TIL for over 15 years Paul Rudd has been showing the same clip of Mac and Me on the Conan O'Brien instead of clips from the movies he’s starring in and promoting.