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TIL Iran once arrested 14 squirrels for spying

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GYBLG TIL a mathematician tried for 7 years to prove that one cannot untie a knot on a 4-sphere. Then one day he decided to try to prove the opposite, and he succeeded in a few hours.
1LxW TIL that nuclear power plants are one of the safest ways to generate energy, producing 100 times less radiation than coal plants. And they’re 100% emission free.
m1vmM TIL in 2017, Saudi Arabia accidentally printed school textbooks which included an image of Yoda sitting next to King Faisal at the signing of the U.N. Charter in 1945
a8NXZ TIL that heartbreak can cause physical discomfort and nausea, likely due to our "social-attachment system" triggering the "pain system" to maintain close social bonds, leading to distress when those bonds are broken.
EgR8V TIL that the first nerd named their child after Gilgamesh, dated to 2900–2750/2700, the name meaning "Gilgameš is the one whom Utu has selected". As Gilgamesh may have already been mythologised, and The Epic of Gilgamesh is the first narrative found, therefore this parent is the first nerd.