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TIL that the singular form of “spaghetti” is “spaghetto”

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4rRg TIL That taking NSAIDs before smoking marijuana can negate the memory-loss associated with pot but retain all the medical benefits of THC
X09PR TIL that the Miami Heat retired the number 23 jersey in 2003, in honor of Michael Jordan, even though Jordan never played for the team
gMoEb TIL learned that early English puritans named their children some brilliantly insane names, with top hits including If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-for-Thee-Thou-Hads’t-Been-Damned Barebone, No-Merit Vinall, Sorry Scott and many more.
XEDOX TIL Maimonides stated that "It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death." Maimonides argued that executing a defendant on anything less than absolute certainty would lead to a slippery slope of decreasing burdens of proof.
9n0M TIL there have been computers programmed in “ternary” instead of the conventional binary. One such computer, built by the Soviets in 1958, had distinct advantages over binary computers such as increased power efficiency, cheaper parts and easier implementation of certain operations.