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TIL Pythagorean cup is a cup that automatically empties itself if you fill it too much.

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694kl TIL that the first physician and scientist to cure cancer in humans, Min Chiu Li, was fired from the National Cancer Institute for how he treated his cancer patients. It was not until many years later that the Institute recognized Li’s scientific achievements.
0yE5 TIL In Rwanda plastic bags are illegal and carry with them a 100-$150 fine. In fact, at airport customs all plastic bags are confiscated which has resulted in Rwanda being one of the most litter free countries in Africa
woEpJ TIL gamer means defender in Teutonic language, so fellow gamers, y'all a bunch of fellow defenders :p Found it while trying to figure out baby names.
5YKKn TIL of King's Lomatia, whose entire species consists of 500 identical clones in a 1.2 km area of Tasmania. The 44 thousand year old clonal colony “doesn’t do sex” and is dying out despite conservation attempts.
YR47 TIL that the symbol @ possibly has its origins in the 6th century AD when monks adopted it as an abbreviation of the word “ad” - Latin for “at”.