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TIL the Fibonacci Sequence was identified by ancient Indian author Pingala around 200 BC. Writing about meters in Sanskrit poetry, he also described binary numbers (in the form of short & long syllables, similar to Morse code), Pascal's Triangle, and the first known explicit reference to zero.

9r8G TIL Japan Wants To Turn The Moon Into A Giant Power Plant
Jal4 TIL Wasps Can Recognize Faces
kJdDd TIL that an old 12 inch tall Jack Russell Terrier named George sacrificed his life to save 5 children from a dog attack. George was celebrated and a statue was made in his honor.
oB5KA TIL Hitchcock's famous fright film Psycho turns 60
p7G8 TIL that two zebras died of hunger in a zoo in Palestine and were replaced with donkeys painted with black and white stripes.