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TIL Alex Hirsch’s (creator of Gravity Falls) first TV role was actually on the Late Show with David Letterman. He had won his High School bird Calling competition and was 17.

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9wp7p TIL Archimedes is recorded to have died in a math related killing. The most common story is that he was too busy solving a math problem to follow orders from Roman soldiers and was killed, or that he was found with scientific instruments that were mistaken as valuables and killed for them.
Y7PNW TIL since US tribal nations aren't under the jurisdiction of the supreme court they can have their laws regarding same-sex marriage, some allowed it before 2015 while others still have it banned today
v1ZgL TIL that during pregnancy, the fetus can send stem cells across the placenta to which can repair damage to organs and tissues in cases of injury in the mother.
YpJgr TIL about the Battle of Saragarhi where 21 Sikh Soldiers of the British Army fought against 10,000 Afghan Tribesmen. It is considered to be one of the greatest last stands in human history.
gr1R9 TIL the Nyah-Nyah Nyah-Nyah Nyaaah Nyaaah teasing song melody is used all over the world! (Ring around the Rosie tune)