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TIL that Argentina President Milei had has former dog cloned 4-5 times, gave them names of prominent Austrian-thought economists, and is advised by them on matters of policy.

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Zplop TIL in the video game "1943: The Battle of Midway" the player controls an American plane against the Imperial Japanese Navy with the Battleship Yamato as final boss. Japanese designer Yoshiki Okamoto claimed he was too young when he produced the game to understand the historical irony.
nLGd TIL that Nepal is the only country in the world that has a non-quadrilateral flag.
jNQEX TIL Dorothea Lange, famous depression era photographer, documented the internment of Japanese-Americans in 1942. The unflattering photos were quietly deposited into the National Archives, where they remained largely unseen until 2006.
x6Q41 TIL that in 1897 an Indiana physician believed he found a new mathematical proof to square the circle. He convinced a legislator to propose a bill that would declare π equal to 3.2. While Indiana could teach this proof for free, other states would need to pay a fee to teach it. The bill did not pass
975m TIL The Beatles had EXTREMELY MODEST demands in their 1965 USA Tour rider, including just “four cots, mirrors, an ice cooler, portable TV set and clean towels.”