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TIL that Eratosthenes used the distance between two cities (Alexandria to Syene) to estimate the earths circumference, and he was only off by roughly 100mi

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Bbvk TIL of Colby Curtin, an eleven year old girl who’s dying wish was to see the movie ‘UP.’ A Pixar employee was sent to the girls house and screened the movie for her and her family. She died seven hours later shortly after watching the film.
x6OM7 TIL an fMRI study mapping the female genitals onto the sensory portion of the brain found that nipple self-stimulation activates the genital sensory cortex, the same area as clitoral, vaginal, and cervical self-stimulation.
WNN9 TIL 14 year old Kurt Cobain announced to a school mate that he would be a superstar musician, get rich and famous, kill himself and go out in a blaze of glory like Jimmy Hendrix.
PydZ TIL that women in the national House of Representatives did not get a nearby ladies room until 2011, almost 100 years after they first became present in the House.
j7mR TIL That the Chinese Han empire was aware of the Roman empire and they sent envoys to each-other.