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TIL The reason common dice have pips instead of numbers is because their invention predates that of written numbers.

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VebD TIL A Woman only got her internet fixed after complaining to the CEO of Comcast’s mother
b95dZ TIL of Jack Ryan, who worked on designing medium range missiles for the Pentagon before joining Mattel and working on designing the initial Barbie doll and Hot Wheels cars
45lR TIL There are only roughly 23,000 African lions left. There were roughly 300,000 in 1998
REB7 TIL that Dr. Dre was filmed using airsoft replicas instead of real firearms in “Training Day,” possibly because the film’s armorer couldn’t get permits for him due to his criminal record.
n7EY TIL in 1959 the “inch” was adjusted by 2 millionths of an inch, to make it equal exactly 25.4 millimeters.