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TIL learned of Hippasus of Metapontum, a a Pythagorean philosopher who was drowned at sea for discovering irrational numbers

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D1Vxv TIL In WWII , scientists at the Vavilov Institute of Plant protected the seeds from the threats of cold, hungry residents of the besieged city, rats, and their own hunger. 28 of the botanists died of starvation, protecting their collection Today invaluably stored at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
j6VQQ TIL that in 1999, Sergio Motsoeneng ran part of the Comrades Marathon, then went into a mobile toilet to switch places with his twin brother. They won 9th place and the equivalent of about $500, but got caught when a newspaper published photos of them wearing their watches on opposite wrists.
VaE4 TIL the top 25 hedge fund managers in America make more than all the country’s kindergarten teachers combined
4knQN TIL There is a Condition Called Alien Hand Syndrome that Gives Your Hand a "mind of its own"
gMZjb TIL: Kirby creator HAL Laboratory got its name because "each letter put them one step ahead of IBM".