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TIL Ancient Greeks did not consider "1" to be a number, and the idea of doing so would be controversial for centuries afterwards.

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l7XVB TIL That Princess Peach also goes by the name Princess Toadstool in the Super Mario Bros discourse
VBjbB TIL, In 1921, the “wonder” of seeing hundreds of hot air balloons gliding across the sky inspired Elmer Cline to give Wonder Bread its iconic name.
N7Q7e TIL Prime Minister Brian Mulroney forged a deep friendship with the Queen. On Canada Day, the Queen asked to clear some time in her schedule to relax with the Mulroneys. A glass of wine in hand, the Queen kicked off her shoes, put her feet up and started to chat to him about "free spirits"
5VkB TIL that when the Apollo team jettisoned their lunar module, the collision caused “the entire Moon [to ring] like a gong, vibrating and resonating for almost an hour after the impact.”
7Var TIL There is an operating system that fits on a floppy disk, and is still being developed for fun