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TIL about the story of Kakudmi, Who travelled into the cosmos in search of a groom for his daughter. When he came back to earth he experienced time dilation and generations had passed in his short trip around the universe.

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Ve9k TIL Wal-Mart has a crime problem; cost cutting and employee reductions drove a rise in crime that led one community to deem the retailer a public nuisance and another to task ‘Officer Walmart’ to the retailer for up to 10 hours a day. Target doesn’t have these issues; they invest in more security.
Yaax TIL that two amazon booksellers using automatic algorithms to set their prices once each accidentally based their pricing on the other. The automatic programs created an upward spiral of competing prices that eventually topped $3 million for a textbook.
vJlR TIL that chemical castration is mandatory in Florida and California for pedophiles convicted of their second offense.
KYOA6 TIL: Female binturong are one of the few mammals with the ability to delay implantation after mating. It is called embryonic diapause and means that she can control the timing of her pregnancy to take place when environmental conditions are favourable. Binturong have a litter of 3-6 young.
18jd TIL that April 1st was originally celebrated as the New Year day, until in 1582 Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calender to replace the old one. Those who continued celebrating the New Year on April 1st (either rebels or ignorant of the new changes) were thus branded ‘Fools’.