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TIL that a new type of math was invented for Futurama in the episode “The Prisoner of Brenda”

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MeGEV TIL Louis Braille lost his sight at 5 years old after an accident trying to make holes in a piece of leather with an awl. 10 years later, he completed his system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. Braille created his own raised-dot system by using an awl.
6MBm TIL that if everyone on earth was entitled to a free piece of land on the moon, we would each get just over an acre.
nekY7 TIL that James Bond has slept with 52 women- 10 fewer than George Costanza according to the Seinfeld wiki
X1Xk TIL if you write any number in words (English), count the number of letters, write this new number in words and so on, you’ll end with number 4
ByVr TIL Oregon is the only state where a citizen can issue a traffic citation. You have to be able to identify the driver and you have to appear in court to testify in support of the citation.